According to Article 1, paragraph 3 of the Agreement for the Establishment of the Commission of Small States on Climate Change and International Law, the mandate of the Commission is as follows:

"The mandate of the Commission shall be to promote and contribute to the definition , implementation, and progressive development of rules and principles of international law concerning climate change, including, but not limited to, the obligations of States relating to the protection and preservation of the marine environment and their responsibility for injuries arising from internationally wrongful acts in respect of the breach of such obligations".