Faturoti, Bukola and Agbaitoro, Godswill and Onya, Obinna (2019) Environmental Protection in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and Jonah Gbemre v Shell PDC Nigeria Limited: Let the Plunder Continue? African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 27 (2). pp. 225-245. DOI https://doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2019.0270
Faturoti, Bukola and Agbaitoro, Godswill and Onya, Obinna (2019) Environmental Protection in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and Jonah Gbemre v Shell PDC Nigeria Limited: Let the Plunder Continue? African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 27 (2). pp. 225-245. DOI https://doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2019.0270
Faturoti, Bukola and Agbaitoro, Godswill and Onya, Obinna (2019) Environmental Protection in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and Jonah Gbemre v Shell PDC Nigeria Limited: Let the Plunder Continue? African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 27 (2). pp. 225-245. DOI https://doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2019.0270
Abstract
The case of Jonah Gbemre v. Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited made a historic deviation from the usual trend of seeking monetary compensation by host communities in oil-rich regions in Nigeria. Rather, it seeks to correct regulatory shortcomings which were upheld by the court but never enforced. This article argues that the failure to enforce the judgment of the court is a missed opportunity to strengthen the environmental regulatory framework in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. It further argues that if the judgment had been enforced, it could have contributed to the reduction of the militant activities in the region and also encourages a significant change in the pattern of redress sought by litigants whose communities have been affected by the operations of oil multinational corporations in the region.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Environmental degradation; Environmental protection; Oil and gas operations; Nigeria; Oil and gas industry |
Divisions: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Essex Law School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2022 12:45 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 21:20 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/31033 |
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