Environmental Law International and Regional African Perspectives on Law and Management
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Emmanuel Onyeabor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International & Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria. He earned a B.Ed. degree in Geography, M.Sc. degree in Development Planning, M.Sc. degree in Environmental Management, LLB, LLM (Human Rights) and PhD (Env Law and Policy). He teaches Environmental and Planning Law at the undergraduate level, and International Environmental Law and Climate Change, Law & Policy at the Postgraduate level. Emmanuel has a cross appointment with the Centre for Environmental Management and Control (CEMAC) of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus where he teaches International Environmental Law.
This book offers an overview of environmental law from both an international and regional perspective, focusing on global issues while at the same time offering uniquely African insights. The book addresses environmental issues, principles, and policies from the standpoints of law and management.
There is a growing need for books on environmental law that integrate environmental issues, principles and policies in a single source to guide practitioners in the fields of environmental studies and environmental law. This book covers the corresponding principles, theories, procedural rights, international and regional strategies, liabilities and remedies for environmental damage, including in/to the marine environment. Topics addressed include atmospheric pollution, water pollution, marine pollution, land use, and waste management.
Given its scope, the book will be of interest to practitioners in the fields of environmental studies and environmental law, corporations, policymakers, judges, students, and all others who are concerned with environmental issues, principles, policies and the law.
There is a growing need for books on environmental law that integrate environmental issues, principles and policies in a single source to guide practitioners in the fields of environmental studies and environmental law.
Part I Understanding Environmental Law.- Introduction.- Sources of Environmental Law.- Theories and Concepts applicable to Environmental Legislation.- International Law Principles Establishing Standards in Environmental Legislation.- Tenets of Environmental Procedural Rights.- Part II Management and Control of Pollution of the Environmental Media.- Strategies for Atmospheric Pollution Abatement and Control.- Water Pollution Abatement Strategies.- Land Use Planning and Land Use Control.- Waste Management Strategies.- Part III Liabilities and Remedies for Environmental Damage.- Liabilities and Compensation for Environmental Damage under International Law.- Liabilities and Compensation for Environmental Damage under Domestic Legal System.- Remedies in Redressing Environmental Damage.- Part IV Pollution Damage and the Marine Environment.- The Marine Environment.- Controlling Pollution and Damage to the Marine Environment.- Liabilities and Compensation for Pollution Damage to the Marine Environment.- Part V Regional Perspectives in Environmental Protection and Management.- Environmental Pollution Abatement and Control in Nigeria.- Waste Management Perspectives in Some Selected African Regions.
This book offers an overview of environmental law from both an international and regional perspective, focusing on global issues while at the same time offering uniquely African insights. The book addresses environmental issues, principles, and policies from the standpoints of law and management.
There is a growing need for books on environmental law that integrate environmental issues, principles and policies in a single source to guide practitioners in the fields of environmental studies and environmental law. This book covers the corresponding principles, theories, procedural rights, international and regional strategies, liabilities and remedies for environmental damage, including in/to the marine environment. Topics addressed include atmospheric pollution, water pollution, marine pollution, land use, and waste management.
Given its scope, the book will be of interest to practitioners in the fields of environmental studies and environmental law, corporations, policymakers, judges, students, and all others who are concerned with environmental issues, principles, policies and the law.
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Emmanuel Onyeabor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International & Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria. He earned a B.Ed. degree in Geography, M.Sc. degree in Development Planning, M.Sc. degree in Environmental Management, LLB, LLM (Human Rights) and PhD (Env Law and Policy). He teaches Environmental and Planning Law at the undergraduate level, and International Environmental Law and Climate Change, Law & Policy at the Postgraduate level. Emmanuel has a cross appointment with the Centre for Environmental Management and Control (CEMAC) of the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus where he teaches International Environmental Law.