Despite their reliance on multilateralism when pushing for greater climate action, Pacific Island States have become less willing to recognise the right to self-determination of other vulnerable groups at the UN. This shift in voting erodes norms around global solidarity and may prove ultimately self-sabotaging.
Details
Title
Whose Right to Exist? The Changing Voting Patterns of Pacific Islands states on Self-Determination
Authors
Shannon Brincat - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Cluster
Publication details
Australian Outlook Blog Posts, Vol.3 December 2024
Publisher
Australian Institute of International Affairs
Date published
2024
Organisation Unit
Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster