Locus Standi As An Obstacle To Environmental Justice In Nigeria

ABSTRACT Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, colour, sex, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. Environmental Justice emerged as a concept in the United States in the early 1980’s; its proponents generally view the environment as encompassing and seek to redress inequitable distributions of environmental burdens. In Nigeria, foreign exchange earnings from crude oil sources account for the single most important source of Nigeri…