Islands in International Finance In the second half of the twentieth century, many small island jurisdictions established themselves as international financial centres (IFCs). For some, this was a choice that allowed their communities to survive and thrive after decades, or even centuries of large scale emigration
Introduction Loss and Damage is an area of climate negotiations that is of particular relevance to island States. Islands are the ‘canary in the coalmine’ - they have contributed the least to greenhouse gases emissions, but will be the first to fall victim to the consequences
In recent years, the world has seen an increase in natural disasters. In 2017 alone there has been flash flooding in Bangladesh, the mudslide in Sierra Leone, and three hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea and off the coast of the United States ravaging people and
Island Rights Initiative Associate and former Attorney-General of Anguilla, Rupert Jones writes in the Guardian about UK responses and responsibilities for British Overseas Territories devastated by Hurricane Irma: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/12/hurricane-irma-british-territories-aid-anguilla
The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry Report released this week holds many lessons for Jersey, but the issues it reveals about the challenges of protecting human rights in small island communities resonate far beyond the Channel Islands. Chair, Frances Oldham QC highlighted the role of the ‘Jersey
The Island Rights Initiative has grown out of two passions – a drive to promote human rights internationally and a deep-rooted sense of being an Islander, no matter how far I may be from the sea. I was born and grew up in the Isle