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Title:A legislative proposal for public participation in oil and gas decision-making in Nigeria
Author:Nwapi, ChilenyeISNI
Year:2010
Periodical:Journal of African Law (ISSN 0021-8553)
Volume:54
Issue:2
Pages:184-211
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:international law
natural resource management
popular participation
hydrocarbon policy
Abstract:Nigeria is on the verge of comprehensively reviewing its oil and gas laws. The review is aimed at, among other things, addressing the conflicts associated with the management of the resources and, especially, the effect on the people of the oil producing region of the country who have been vigorously protesting about their alienation from the resources. Drawing on the international law of public participation in natural resource management, this article seeks to develop a viable legislative framework for public participation in oil and gas decision-making that Nigeria can adopt. A viable legislative framework must take into account the various factors that shape the effectiveness of participation and the elements that promote the objectives of participation. It is premised on the ground that looking to international prescriptions might help to elucidate gaps in domestic laws, as well as alternatives to overcome them. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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