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Environmental Justice and Oil Pollution Laws Comparing Enforcement in the United States and Nigeria

By Eloamaka Carol Okonkwo Copyright 2020

312 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

310 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

310 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

This book explores the relationship between oil pollution laws and environmental justice by comparing and contrasting the United States and Nigeria. Critically, this book not only examines the fluidity of oil pollutions laws but also how effective or ineffective enforcement can be when viewed through the lens of environmental justice. Using Nigeria as a case study and drawing upon... Read more

Table of Contents

Table of Cases

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Part 1: Setting the Scene 1

1. Introduction and Background

2. Definitions of Terms

Part 2: Key Issues and Players

3. Conceptual Frameworks

4. Conceptual Framework: Enforcement

5. Comparative Analysis of The Legislation Relating to Oil Pollution Matters with a View of Achieving Environmental Justice

6. Oil, Regulatory Enforcement and Environmental Justice in The United States

7. Regulatory and Private Enforcement in Nigeria

Part 3: Moving On

8. Frameworks to Advance Environmental Justice in Developing Countries

9. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

Author(s)

Biography

Eloamaka Carol Okonkwo is a Researcher at the Centre of Environmental Law and Governance, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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