UNDERSTANDING THE ANAMBRA STATE’S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION AND ADMINISTRATION LAW, 2024 IN THE CONTEXT OF PLASTIC POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE STATE

Authors

  • Jude O. EZEANOKWASA

Abstract

This paper examined the new environmental protection law of Anambra State, that is, the Environmental Management, Protection and Administration Law (EMPAL), 2024, with particular attention to its provisions on plastic wastes that has been rated as a major global environmental pollutant of the present day. The paper used the doctrinal research methodology with the analytic approach. The findings, amongst other things, were that this legislation streamlined the body of environmental legislations in the State and provided copiously for plastic pollution control through adequate legal specifications and the establishment of fitting institutions, like the Anambra State Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA), for this goal.

Keywords: Plastic Pollution, Anambra State, Plastic Wastes, Environmental Management, Nigeria

Author Biography

  • Jude O. EZEANOKWASA

    Jude O. EZEANOKWASA, Prof., PhD(Law), PhD (Canon Law), BL, BTh (Theology), BPhil(Philosophy). Professor of Civil and Canon Law with focus on Environmental Law and Human Rights Law. Head, Department of Customary and Religious Law, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. Adjunct Professor, Benjamin Crump College of Law, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida, USA. Formerly, Acting Dean and Subdean, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. 

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Published

2025-09-20

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Vol. 12 No. 4 (2025): NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF COMMERCIAL AND PROPERTY LAW

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