  To be sure, the state consent doctrine raises many questions.  For one thing, we must ask whether the consent of states that do not represent their peoples is a genuinely legitimating act.  Second, we must ask about the fairness of the conditions under which consent is given.  If the conditions are unfair and more powerful states take advantage of the vulnerabilities of the weaker state, what impact does this have on the legitimacy of the state?  Third, what normative weight, if any, attaches to a state's refusal of consent when it's cooperation is necessary to the achievement of morally mandatory aims such as the prevention or mitigation of global warming?