Does Nigerian law truly recognise environmental harm as a violation of fundamental human rights? In this insightful and thought-provoking paper, Udenna Chukwulobe takes readers inside the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Centre for Oil Pollution Watch (COPW) v. NNPCL. This case has ignited a critical debate that now shapes Nigeria’s environmental justice landscape: Were the Court’s findings on the right to a clean and healthy environment mere commentary, or do they represent binding law that has the potential to transform public interest litigation, corporate accountability, and community protection?
The answer is not as far-fetched as you might think!

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