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NIALS JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ii NIALS Journal of Environmental Law Vol. 1 2011 ISSN: Published by Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies i NIALS JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Editor Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun, Ph.D Editorial Committee Professor ‘Lanre Fagbohun, Ph.D Dr. (Mrs.) Francisca Nlerum Mr. Adebisi Arewa Dr. (Mrs.) Chinyere Ani Mrs. Kehinde Ikhimiukor Ms. Bello Fatima Editorial Board Honourable Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, CON, FNIALS Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN Director – General, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Professor Oluwole Akanle Centre for Law and Development Studies Professor Rick Glofcheski Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong Professor Ademola Popoola Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University Professor Oliver C. Ruppel University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Professor Yinka Omorogbe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Dr. Rhuks Akoh University of Hull, United Kingdom CONTENTS ii Page Table of cases - - - - - - - - - - - - v-vi Table of Statues - - - - - - - - - - vii-xviii Abbreviations - - - - - - - - - - xix-xxi (i) Environmental Risk and Decommissioning of Offshore Oil Platforms in Nigeria. - Ayoade Morakinyo, University of Lagos. - - - - - - - 1-32 (ii) Copenhagen Summit: Expectations, Outcomes and Imperatives. - Ohurogu C. C and Okwezuzu G. E., Benson Idahosa University - - - - - - 33-58 (iii) Adapting to Climate Change: Sustainable Mitigation Options for Developing Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. - Yemi Oke, University of Lagos. - - - - - 59-101 (iv) Environmental Pollution: Women’s Reproductive Health Concern. - F. A. R. Adeleke, Lagos State University - -102-125 (v) Progressive Realization of The Right to Safe Water and Adequate Sanitation. - Gbadamosi Olaide, College of Law, Osun State University - - - - - - 126-152 (vi) Life in Nigeria: Need For A New Paradigm on Environmental Quality. - Nwudego Nkemakonam Chinwuba, University of Lagos - - - - - - - 153-182 (vii) Addressing Environmental Concerns in the Exploitation of Solid Minerals in Nigeria: Issue, Problems and Prospects. iii - Peter Terkaa Akper, NIALS - - - - 183-199 (viii) Combating Environmental Crimes in Nigeria: A Daunting Uncertainty. - Violet Aigbokhaevbo, University of Benin. - - - - - -200-229 (ix) The Trade and Environment Nexus: Issues for Nigeria as A Developing Economy. Helen Chuma – Okoro, NIALS - - - - 230-265 (x) Implementing An Effective Regulatory Scheme for Climate Change in Nigeria: The Role of Law - Olanrewaju Fagbohun & Francisca Nlerum, NIALS. - - - - - - - - 266-295 (xi) Towards The Sustainable Environmental Management of Nigeria’s Coastal Region. - A. A. Adedeji, R. T. Ako and T. A. Ogunleye, OAU, Ife/ Kent Law School - - - -296-308 Notes and Comments (xii) NESREA vis-à-vis FEPA: An Old Wine in a New Bottle - Alero Akeredolu, University of Ibadan - - - - -309-341 (xiii) General Index - - - - - - - - -342-347 (xiv) Guidelines for Authors - - - - - - -348-350 Table of Cases Nigerian Cases Attorney General Lagos State v. Attorney General Federation [2003] NWLR (pt 833) .................................................................... 153, 171 iv AG. Ondo State v. AGF & 35 Others [2002] 7 M. J. S. C. I .............................................................................. 123 Attorney General of Southern Nigeria v. John Holt Ltd [1915] A.C. ............................................................................. 599, 617, 179 Gbemre v. Shell Suyit no. FHC/B/C/153/05 14 Nov. 2005 .......................................................................................... 308 Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited v. Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency [2001] 24 WLR 42 ................................................................................... 340 Mojekwu v. Ejikeme [2002] 5 NWLR (pt. 657) 402 .................................................................. 326 Okutta v. the Registered Trustee [2008] 13 NWLR (pt. 1105) p. 632 .......................................................... 204 Shell v. Udi [1996] 6 NWLR 483 ................................................................................ 308 Trenco (Nig.) v. African Real Estate Ltd [1978] 11 NSCC 220 .............................................................................. 204 Foreign Cases Bores Ford v. Sunderland City Council [2004] 1 All ER 160 ................................................................................. 175 Bp Southern African (PTY Ltd v. Mec for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Land Affairs [2004] (5) SA 124 (iv) ............................................................................. 119 Copeland v. Greenhalf [1952] Ch. 488, 497 - 8 ........................................................................... 179 Ellenborough Park Re [1956] Ch. 131 at 163 ............................................................................. 178 Government of the Republic of South Africa and others v. Grootboom and others [2001] (i) Sa 46 (cc) 2000 (Li) BCLR 116 (9) at 69B-D Mazibuko v. City of Johannesburg & Aner, High Court of South Africa No. 06/13865 .......................................................................................... 147 M. C. Mehta v. Union of India (12) SCC 118 [2004] .............................................................................................. ……149 Miles v. Easter [1933] 1 Ch. 611, 621 ............................................................................. 180 Moddy v. Steggles v [1879] 12 Ch. D. 262 .............................................................................. 179 Nicholls v. Ely Beet Sugar Factory [1936] 1 Ch. 343, 349 -50 ....................................................................... 178 R. v. Oxfordshire [1993] 3 All ER 385 ................................................................................. 175 Residents of Bon Vista mansions v. Southern Metrogoutan Local Council, High Court of South Africa (witwatergrant Local Division) case No. 01/12312 ................................................................................. 148 Rhone v. Sterens [1994] 2 WLR 429 ................................................................................... 180 Trail Smelter Case [1941] 3 R. I. A.A. 1905 ......................................................................... 200 Tulk v. Moxhay 41 ER 1143............................................................................................. 180 Zander v. Sweden ECHR [1993], Series A. No.279B ...................................................................... 150 Table of Statutes International Instruments Abidjan Convention for Co-operation in the Protection & Development of the Maritime & Coastal Environment of the West & Central vi Africa Region 1981 – 1989 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (1981) ..................... 144 art 24 ............................................................................................ 144 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1980) ......... 444 art. 14(2)(c) .................................................................................. 144 African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 2003 ................................................................. 44 art. s. 1 ................................................................................................ Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, A/CONF. 177/20/Add. 1(1995) ................................................................................. 106, 114 Cairo Programme of Action ................................................................ 114 chap. 1 .......................................................................................... 114 princ. 2 ......................................................................................... 138 para. 12 ......................................................................................... 114 para. 26 ......................................................................................... 114 Declaration by the United Nations General Assembly Millennium Summit ......................................................................................... 158 Princ. 6 ......................................................................................... 158 Dublin Statement ................................................................................. 141 princ. 4 ......................................................................................... 141 European Charter on water Resources (2001) .................................... 142 European Commission at the United Nations for Europe (ECE) Protocol on water and Health, (2000) .......................................... 143 art. 4(1) ......................................................................................... 143 art. 5(1) ......................................................................................... 143 art. 6(1) ......................................................................................... 144 General Comment 14 on Economic Social and Cultural Rights ......... 137 para. 11 – 12 ................................................................................. 137 European Council of Environmental Law (2000) ............................... 142 General Comment No. 15 on the Right to water ................. 134, 139, 145 art. 11(1) ......................................................................................