CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Conteh, Aaron Mansa |
|---|---|
| Title | The legal environmental protection responsibility of extractive industries on attendant waste: an analysis of international and Sierra Leone law |
| Summary | The relevant provisions on extractive industry waste in the governing environmental laws of Sierra Leone and applicable international environmental law were appraised from the perspective of attaining sustainable development in the mining sector which is of high significance to the economic development of the State. The study was carried out as a pure legal research on the pieces of Legislation and Regulations governing environmental law in Sierra Leone with a view of ascertaining their efficacy in respect of the environmental protection processes on extractive industry waste. Further, applicable provisions relevant to extractive industry waste in the Basel Convention (which was identified as the germane piece of international law for the purpose of this research) were appraised. The findings made were inclusive of the aspect that the domestic legislation and regulations met and reflected the intents of the Basel Convention on waste. Further, it was ascertained that the existing laws imposed viable environmental legal obligations on the extractive industry pertaining to its attendant waste. The research revealed that the examined Laws proved to ensure accountability and enforceability for the fostering of environmental protection from extractive industry waste. It was further concluded that the pertinent pieces of legislation relating to environmental waste management were relevant and were indeed needed for ensuring sustainable development. No glaring lacunae in the provisions for extractive industry waste regulations and the said laws were identified. Recommendations were made to foster better applicability of the examined laws and to bolster the viability of the environmental protection legal framework in focus. |
| Supervisor | Professor Tommaso Soave |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/conteh_aaron-mansa.pdf |
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