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5 Beijing L. Rev. 306 (2014)
Rethinking Environmental Law Enforcement in Nigeria

handle is hein.journals/beijlar5 and id is 347 raw text is: Beijing Law Review, 2014, 5, 306-321 Scientific Published Online December 2014 in SciRes. http:/!www.scirp.org/journal/blr Resarc ______________________Research htt ://dx.doi.org/10.4236/blr.2014.54029 Rethir kig Environmental Law Entorcemenit in Nigeria Hakeem Ijaiya, 0. T. Joseph Department of Private and Property Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Email: hakeemijaiva yahoo.com, hakeemijaiya maiI.com, buzeejozeea _yahoo.com Received 24 September 2014; revised 12 November 2014; accepted 26 November 2014 Copyright © 2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). hi.tr lcreatvecommon.orz/Iicenses/bY4.0/ Abst Environmental degradation has continued to generate unpleasant challenges for health and eco- nomic development in Nigeria. Some of these problems include deforestation, pollution, global warming and improper pesticides. Despite environmental laws and policies targeted at ameli- orating these problems, the situation in Nigeria seems degenerating owing to the fact that these laws are not effectively enforced. This paper analyzes the use of environmental laws by different enforcement agencies in Nigeria, the methods of enforcement these agencies invoke, and the chal- lenges they face in enforcing the relevant laws. These challenges include low-level constitutional provision for environmental protection, roles and conflicts in environmental management, undue adherence to legalism by the courts and absence of mandatory disclosure of information. Thus, the legislative objectives remain unachieved because enforcement is superficial; excessive time exists between non-compliance and enforcement; available punishment for non-compliance is inade- quate; injured parties are not properly compensated; and some environmental crimes receive administrative instead of remedial measures or criminal punishments. The study advocates for the encouragement of private and public interest litigation, creation of procedure for enhancing public participation in Nigerian environmental protection, creation of environmental emergencies and establishment of environmental courts. Ke1-ords Environments, Environmental Protection, Environmental Agencies 1. Introductio The essence of a good environment can never be over-emphasised. The interdependency of man with or within How to ct ; .aper: Ijaiya, H., & Joseph, 0. T. (2014). Rethinking Environmental Law Enforcement in Nigeria. Beijing Law Review, 5, 306-321. http://dx.doi org/10.4236/blr.2014.54029

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