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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ECOCIDE STUDIES (JEJES)
Volume 1, ISSUE 1, 2026
A timely scholarly resource for lawyers, academics, researchers, policymakers, environmental practitioners, students and institutions interested in environmental justice, ecocide, human rights and environmental governance.
The maiden volume features insightful research and policy recommendations on ecocide, environmental justice, petroleum regulation, pollution, sustainability, waste management, water and energy governance, and the human rights dimensions of environmental harm.
An essential addition to law libraries, academic collections and the personal libraries of scholars and practitioners working in environmental and human rights law.
Published by:
Faculty of Law, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, and Environment Keepers Initiative (aka End Ecocide Nigeria).
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Chapters:
1. Human rights and criminalising ecocide: Addressing the impact of environmental harm on human well-being.(Pages 1-27) – 1 – HUMAN RIGHTS AND CRIMINALISING ECOCIDE …
2. From environmental degradation to premature death: Reframing ecocide as a health based structural genocidal process in Nigeria. ( Pages 28-53) – 2-EnvDeg
3. Law, climate change and the stabilisation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in Nigeria: The unfinished business.(Pages 54-68) – 3 – LAW, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE STABILIZATION……
4. An appraisal of the disparate tenure regimes for petroleum prospecting licences under the petroleum industry act (PIA) 2021 ( Pages 69-95) – 4 – An Appraisal of the Disparate Tenure…
5. Community-driven environmental justice assessing the role of local participation in pollution mitigation and redress mechanisms in Nigeria.(Pages 96-115) – 5 – COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE…
6. Beyond the courts: Alternative pathways for strengthening access to environmental justice in Nigeria. (Pages 116-131) – 6 – Beyond the Courts…
7. A human rights approach to environmental sustainability in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria: Lessons from Ecuador.( Pages 132-156) – 7 – A HUMAN RIGHT APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL ..
8. Legal assessment of environmental hazard from inappropriate disposal of medical waste in Nigeria.( Pages 157-179) – 8 – LEGAL ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD …
9. Legal governance of hydropower development within the water-energy food nexus in Nigeria. ( Pages 180-196) –9 – LEGAL GOVERNANCE OF HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT ……
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