What Happens When Rising Seas Shift Maritime Borders?

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> Several low-lying island nations have already entreated the United Nations to freeze EEZs at coordinates consistent with twentieth-century land boundaries.

Do the UN have any power to enforce this? Or it's just one of this rules that is applied until a country with a big enough float decides to move the border?

When conflict is between 2 weak countries, conflict disappears.

When between strong and weak country, the weak country disappears.

When between 2 strong countries the UN disappears :p

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