Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Environmental Law) by Title
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An appraisal of the law relating to oil pollution in the inland, territorial and maritime waters of Nigeria.
(2012)This dissertation titled ‘An appraisal of the law relating to oil pollution in the inland, territorial and maritime waters of Nigeria’ examines whether the law governing oil pollution in Nigeria is satisfactory in so far ... -
The climate change and freshwaters nexus: possible implications for water treaties on the transboundary tributaries of the Congo River.
(2019)While it is widely predicted that climate change will cause a significant decline of water availability in diverse regions of the planet, it is also established that the same phenomenon will cause frequent and intense ... -
The effectiveness of environmental law in Malawi : an analysis of the principal legal tools for achieving environmental protection with emphasis on the criminal sanction.
(2006)The magnitude of environmental degradation in Malawi suggests that environmental law has not been effective. While inadequate enforcement of the law is certainly a significant cause of ineffectiveness, it is demonstrated ... -
Intellectual property rights and biological diversity : an international legal analysis.
(1999)Biological diversity is defined in Article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity as the variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological ... -
Large and grey : whales, elephants, and international law and politics.
(2008)This thesis is an investigation into, and a gathering of evidence on, the various ways in which two iconic species, whales and elephants, and the two conventions which govern their management, the 1946 International ... -
The protection of the environment through the use of criminal sanctions : a comparative analysis with specific reference to South Africa.
(2002)The purpose of this work is to examine critically the use of criminal sanctions in the enforcement of environmental law in South Africa. The two principal issues considered are, first, whether criminal sanctions are the ... -
Wilderness and the law.
(1992)Wilderness areas face serious threats to their integrity and continued existence. The law has a critical role to play in their protection. To be effective, however, the law must be based on sound philosophical and ...