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Improving compliance and enforcement of environmental regulation of the petroleum sector in Nigeria: The role of institutionalism (2022)
Thesis
Brown, C. Improving compliance and enforcement of environmental regulation of the petroleum sector in Nigeria: The role of institutionalism. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7249099

Regardless of the existence of a wide range of regulatory instruments and agencies, the petroleum sector has remained largely unregulated in Nigeria. The impact of lack of or weak regulation is seen in the increasing environmental degradation across... Read More about Improving compliance and enforcement of environmental regulation of the petroleum sector in Nigeria: The role of institutionalism.

Redressing harmful environmental practices in the Nigerian petroleum industry through the criminal justice approach (2020)
Journal Article
Brown, C. T., & Okogbule, N. S. (2020). Redressing harmful environmental practices in the Nigerian petroleum industry through the criminal justice approach. Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, 11(1), 18-55. https://doi.org/10.4314/jsdlp.v11i1.3

The discovery and continued exploitation of crude oil in Nigeria with its many advantages, has exposed the Nigerian environment to several forms of pollution and degradation. Consequently, extensive harm has been done to the human and natural environ... Read More about Redressing harmful environmental practices in the Nigerian petroleum industry through the criminal justice approach.

Will remediation ever be enough? The environmental pollution tragedy (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, C. T. (2019). Will remediation ever be enough? The environmental pollution tragedy. International Journal of Law, 5(2), 28-30

Environmental pollution affects every aspect of human existence. Prior to the development of the legal framework for environmental regulation, environmental infractions persisted unabated until reprieve came in the form of compensation and injunction... Read More about Will remediation ever be enough? The environmental pollution tragedy.

Social and economic rights and transformative constitutionalism in Africa: Imperative of expanding the frontiers of judicial activism (2019)
Journal Article
Okogbule, N. S., & Brown, C. T. (2019). Social and economic rights and transformative constitutionalism in Africa: Imperative of expanding the frontiers of judicial activism. US-China Law Review, 16(2), 52-64. https://doi.org/10.17265/1548-6605/2019.02.002

Social and economic rights have undergone tremendous transformation over the years. Initially regarded with disdain and contempt, and as rights only to be realized progressively, these rights have increasingly become the cornerstone of activism in th... Read More about Social and economic rights and transformative constitutionalism in Africa: Imperative of expanding the frontiers of judicial activism.