Exploring participation in international law, specifically international lawmaking, by examining the role of affected groups in norm-creation processes concerning climate-induced displacement in Oceania. This research aims to question, explore, and expand, our understanding of who partakes in the contemporary international legal system, on what basis, and how alterations of that may assist in international law in addressing 'relevance' and 'legitimacy' concerns facing the system.., specifically international lawmaking., by examining the role of affected groups in norm-creation processes concerning climate-induced displacement in Oceania. This research aims to question., explore., and expand., our understanding of who partakes in the contemporary international legal system., on what basis., and how alterations of that may assist in international law in addressing 'relevance' and 'legitimacy' concerns facing the system.