Philosophy
Volume 94, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 193-219

Reparative justice for climate refugees (Article)

Buxton R.*
  • a King's College London, Oxford University, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper sketches an account of reparative justice for climate refugees, focusing on total land loss due to sea-level rise. I begin by outlining the harm of this loss in terms of self-determination and cultural heritage. I then consider, first, who is owed these reparations? Second, who should pay such reparations? Third, in what form should the reparations be paid? I end with thoughts on the project of reparative justice more generally, arguing that such obligations do not depend upon a perfect account of how reparations might be fulfilled; we simply have an obligation to shoot the arrow as close to the target as we can. © The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2019

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DOI: 10.1017/S0031819119000019
ISSN: 00318191
Original Language: English