Abstract
This paper examined Organizational Liability for Environmental Crimes in Nigeria. The paper adopted the doctrinal method research, which was also comparative research, with primary sources of information derived from legislations and case laws, while the secondary sources of information were drawn from journal articles, and internet sources. It is trite that the commission of an environmental crime whether by an individual or an organization has dangerous consequences both on the environment and natural persons. The paper considered the effectiveness of the legal frameworks, the efficiency of the existing environmental agencies, the weakness and failures over porous prosecution of environmental violators, particularly organizations, the gaps with extant legislations, which ranged from preference on meagre amount to focus on restoration of the environment, regulatory conflict between and amongst the environmental agencies, poor penal provisions, exclusion of corporate bodies from serving prison terms and too many leeway under the laws for body corporate to escape justice. The paper highlighted the importance of increasing capacity and resources, strengthening enforcement and transparency, and enhancing public awareness and participation.
E. Aniekan Mbat, Dr. M. A. Nwanyanwu
pp. 130 – 139
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