International environmental governance: A case for sub-regional judiciaries in Africa
Book chapter
Ekhator, Eghosa Osa 2020. International environmental governance: A case for sub-regional judiciaries in Africa. in: Palgrave Macmillam.
| Authors | Ekhator, Eghosa Osa |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Arguably, due to the non-justiciability of the right to environment doctrine in many African countries, Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), activists, communities and individuals now utilise the sub-regional judiciaries in accessing justice in environmental issues. This chapter focuses on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community |
| Keywords | ECOWAS, EAC, Environment, Judiciary, Regionalism |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillam |
| ISBN | 9783030465223 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46523-0 |
| Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/625121 |
| hdl:10545/625121 | |
| File | |
| File | File Access Level Open |
| Publication dates | 21 Aug 2020 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 26 Aug 2020, 10:30 |
| Accepted | Jul 2020 |
| Contributors | University of Derby |
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