470 KB96 KB201520252023Ekşi, Nurayštevilka:1letnik:16str. 55-86COBISSID:211174915ISSN:2463-7955URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-N1YQ2ATJenslUniversity of Maribor PressMedicine, law & society1951 Geneva Conventionazilbegunciclimate induced migrationclimate refugeesenvironmental refugeesenvironmentally displaced personsklimatske spremembeklimatski begunciKonvencija o statusu beguncevmednarodne migracijeNo way out for climate refugees’ asylum applications in court decisions and conventions|One major consequence of climate change is the migration problem caused by internal and international displacement of people due to environmental disasters. The cross-border effects of climate-induced displacement have naturally sparked novel debates in the field of refugee law, and has created a group of people commonly called ‘climate refugees’. Climate refugees do not necessarily fall within the definition of ‘refugee’ under the 1951 Geneva Convention. While certain states and international organisations, including the UN, approach the situation of climate refugees solely from a security point of view, others see these people as victims of climate-induced disasters. No country is truly willing to share the burden caused by the climate-induced mass migration or address the full extent of this major phenomenon. Moreover, the international agreements on which they base their asylum claims fail to adequately address the circumstances surrounding their requests. Differing opinions have been expressed in academia as to the appropriate protection mechanisms and assistance that can be provided to climate refugees. In article, we explain the differences between the conventional refugees and climate refugees, discuss the reasons why the existing international conventions fail to protect climate refugees, and highlight the proposed solutions for the protection of such refugeesEna od glavnih posledic podnebnih sprememb je problem migracij, ki jih povzročajo notranje in mednarodne selitve ljudi zaradi okoljskih nesreč. Čezmejni učinki razseljevanja zaradi podnebnih sprememb so seveda sprožili nove razprave na področju begunskega prava in ustvarili skupino ljudi, ki se običajno imenujejo "podnebni begunci". Podnebni begunci niso nujno zajeti v opredelitev pojma "begunec" iz Ženevske konvencije iz leta 1951. Nekatere države in mednarodne organizacije, vključno z ZN, obravnavajo položaj podnebnih beguncev izključno z varnostnega vidika, medtem ko druge te ljudi obravnavajo kot žrtve nesreč, ki so jih povzročile podnebne spremembe. Nobena država ni zares pripravljena deliti bremena, ki ga povzročajo množične migracije zaradi podnebnih sprememb, ali obravnavati celotnega obsega tega velikega pojava. Poleg tega mednarodni sporazumi, na katerih temeljijo njihove prošnje za azil, ne obravnavajo ustrezno okoliščin v zvezi z njihovimi prošnjami. V akademskih krogih so bila izražena različna mnenja o ustreznih mehanizmih zaščite in pomoči, ki jih je mogoče zagotoviti podnebnim beguncem. V članku razpravljamo o razlogih, zakaj obstoječe mednarodne konvencije ne ščitijo podnebnih beguncev, pojasnjujemo razlike med običajnimi begunci in podnebnimi begunci, in izpostavljamo rešitve za zaščito teh beguncevTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Pravna fakulteta