Legal Consideration On The Constitutional Right To A Protected Environment
Keywords:
Legal consideration, constitutional right, protected environment, emvironmental law, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.Abstract
It is a truism that man has a constitutional right to a protected environment and there are laws and international conventions that provide for this protection. The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended via sections 13 and 20 provide for environmental objectives. The African Charter on Human and People's Rights and other Protocol of which Nigeria is a signatory also provide for this. There are decided cases on this such as Shela Zia v Water and Development Authority WAPDA PLD (1994) SCA 16 and Oshevire v British Caledonia Airways(1996)7 NWLR (Pt 163)507. The challenges plaguing these rights were also discussed including recommendations as way forward.