Abstract

The current era of international legal regime is known for liberal functioning by addressing disputes through universal application amidst globalisation. This phase can be traced chronologically into pre-UN and post-UN period, whereas current day regulates the free sovereign States. It’s facilitated institutionalised approach intending for a codified legal system through consensus of the nations. It functions for maintaining the world peace by protecting the rights of the human family. The contributions of the United Nations in protecting the world and peace can never be neglected. Once such classic examples would be fixture of sustainable development goals or SDGs. By virtue of it, the UN calls the world nations and its member states to initiate addressing these goals by 2030. One such proposed goal is climate action. Thus, this paper vibrantly focusses climate change as the contemporary global issue. It analyses the various causes and threats resulting in climate crisis around the globe. The paper would specifically address the climate crises of sea level rise, focusing on the Blue-Pacific islands. The paper intends to showcase various violations and deprivations of the climate migrants, which is forcing them to derogate as the climate refugees. The paper extends to work on a global dispute redressal regime, by concentrating on speedy, fair and accessable justice system for such migrants. The paper draws attention to varied case studies where climate crisis persisting to sea level rise has been the core factor of consideration leading to greater impacts throughout the globe. It further attempts, to analyse the present legal mechanisms and extends to provide with machineries, which would address both the commercial and non-commercial aspects of climate change in a wholesome manner.

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