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| Format: | Recurso digital |
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Zenodo
2021
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| Online dostop: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8417219 |
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- <p><em>Environmental pollution is transboundary, cutting across a large area and can affect an entire community. The affected parties are in most cases, left handicapped due to the high threshold in seeking common law remedies and the attendant problems of environmental civil litigation. The statutory framework has done little to ensure environmental justice in Nigeria. It can be argued that the reason why the problem of environmental pollution persists in Nigeria is due to the attitude of the government, seeking to advance the economy at the cost of a safe and healthy environment. This has been reflected in the gas flaring activities of multinational oil corporations, oil spillage in the Niger Delta environs, and the land pollution in various parts of the country, especially Lagos State. Hence, it has become necessary to shift to a rights-based approach in seeking justice for victims of environmental degradation. The rationale behind this approach is that damage done to the environment adversely affects the living conditions of the inhabitants of that environment, leading to an infraction of the right to life. Thus, an attempt would be made to look at the general conception of environmental rights and the employment of the right as a medium for environmental justice especially in Nigeria where the right to environmental protection is non-justiciable. Also, a comparative analysis with India would be examined in order to elicit the best practices adopted in that jurisdiction which are suitable for the Nigerian situation. The research project concludes with recommendations that are geared towards securing the eco-system through the medium of human rights.</em></p>