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Environmental law experts seek rights protection in land-based investments

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To address adverse economic, social and environmental impacts to local communities, environmental law experts have called for urgent

prioritisation of fundamental human rights in the design, negotiation, planning and implementation of land-based investments.

The event which was organised by the Business and Human Rights Committee of the International Law Association , was chaired by Dr. Oyeniyi Abe, and held in partnership with the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development , Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti , Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and the University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

Prof. Gueldich, who is also a Professor of Law at the University of Carthage, Tunisia and a former Chairperson of the African Union Commission on International Law emphasised the need for transparent environment impact assessments , human rights impact assessments, and obtaining prior consent of landowners and communities. Those, he said, are crucial pillars of addressing human rights risks.

 

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