Abstracto

PRINCIPLES OF EARTH JURISPRUDENCE AND NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: OPTIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR INTEGRATION.

Opeyemi A Gbadegesin*

This paper explores the anthropocentric basis of the Nigerian environmental legal framework as the basis for the failure of our laws to achieve the aim of environmental protection. It suggests as a solution to this perennial failure, the need to rework the current legal framework to one grounded in “Earth jurisprudence.” To demonstrate the strength and utility of this approach, the paper makes several recommendations as to how this approach can be incorporated into a Nigerian context and strategies to overcome its attendant challenges.