Journal of Environmental Law and Policy

(ISSN 2564-016X; CODEN: JELPBQ; DOI: 10.33002/jelp) is an international, scientific double blind peer-reviewed open access journal published 2 times a year online by The Grassroots Institute. The frequency of publishing has changed from 3 times to 2 times from 2024.

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Journal of Environmental Law and Policy is an international, interdisciplinary journal that facilitates an understanding of environmental governance, policy and law issues not only by drawing upon and contributing to the environmental social sciences, but also linking the ecosystem health, natural resources, and social sciences. The aim of the journal is to promote communication among academia, government, business and industry, civil society groups, citizens’ action groups, and non-governmental organizations who are instrumental in the solving of environmental problems and grassroots level issues.

VOLUME 02 ISSUE 02 (AUGUST 2022)

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M – 00303Analytical Article

Conceptual Challenges to the Recognition and Enforcement of the Right to Clean, Safe and Healthy Environment

Brown Etareri Umukoro*

Faculty of Law, Delta State University, Oleh Campus, Nigeria.

Email: beumukoro@gmail.com; beumukoro@delsu.edu.ng | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5385-7820

Oghenerukevwe Ituru

Faculty of Law, Delta State University, Oleh Campus, Nigeria.

Email: outuru@delsu.edu.ng | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5216-8057

*Corresponding author

(2022) 02 (02) Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 1-28 https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.02.01

M – 00304Analytical Article

International Law Application to Transboundary Pollution: Solutions to Mitigate Mining Contamination in the Elk–Kootenai River Watershed

Kieran Simpson*

Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS, Canada.

Email: kieran.simpson@dal.ca| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7970-0090

Ben R. Collison

School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS, Canada.

Email: b.collison@dal.ca | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0433-0819

*Corresponding author

(2022) 02 (02) Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 29-55 https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.02.02

M – 00285Analytical Article

Transition to Sustainable Energy as a Tool for Decarbonisation in Nigeria: Regulatory Challenges

Izuoma Egeruoh-Adindu

Nigerian Institute of Advanced Studies, Abuja, Nigeria.

Email: izuegeruoh@ymail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-5009

(2022) 02 (01) Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 1-21 https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.01

M – 00286Analytical Article

Examining the Effects of Internal Armed Conflict on the Nigerian Environment and the Response of Government

Theresa Uzoamaka Akpoghome

Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria.

E-mail: teremajor@gmail.com, takpoghome@biu.edu.ng ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9296-0134

Godwin Uduimoh Akpoghome

Faculty of Arts, University of Benin, Nigeria.

E-Mail: uzowin2012@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-5793

Oritsemisan Pamela Igbogbo

Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria.

Email: igbogbopamela@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-3580

(2022) 02 (01) Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 22-54 https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.02

M – 00287Analytical Article

Using Clean Energy for Sustainable Development in Vietnam: Facts and Solutions

Pham Thanh Nga

FPT University (FU), Km29, Hoa Lac High-tech Industrial Zone, Thach That district, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam. Email: ngapt40@fe.edu.vn | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7243-4017

(2022) 02 (01) Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 55-71 https://doi.org/10.33002/jelp02.01.03

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Advisory Board

    Advisory Board

    Chair, Advisory Board

    Prof. Dr. Anatoly Getman, Rector

    Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine

    Co-Chair, Advisory Board

    Justice Mukete Tahle Itoe,Judge

    High Court, Cameroon

    Members

    * Prof. Dr. Nataliya Malysheva (Ukraine)

    * Prof. Richard L. Ottinger (USA)

    * Prof. Debra L. Donahue (USA)

    * Prof. Dr. Erkki J. Hollo (Finland)

    * Prof. Dr. Shaista Shameem (Fiji)

    * Univ. Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Philip Kunig (Germany/Turkey)

    * Prof. Dr. Evangelos Raftopoulos (Greece)

    * Prof. Dr. Koh Kheng Lian (Singapore)

    Editors

    Editor-in-Chief

    Prof. Dr. Kamrul Hossain, Research Professor & Director

    Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law University of Lapland, Finland

    Deputy Editors-in-Chief

    Dr. Evgeniya Kopitsa, Associate Professor

    Department of Environmental Law Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine

    Deputy Editors-in-Chief

    Dr. Ngozi Finette Unuigbe,Professor of Environmental Law, Policy and Ethics

    University of Benin, Nigeria

    Executive Editor

    Dr. Hasrat Arjjumend, Founder President & CEO

    The Grassroots Institute, Canada

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    Dr. Nivedita Chaudhary, Assistant Professor

    India International University of Legal Education and Research, India

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