Dr Tinashe Madebwe t.madebwe@rgu.ac.uk
Lecturer
Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution.
Madebwe, Tinashe
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Abstract
Traditionally, civil litigation has been marginalised as a complementary enforcement tool to state-led efforts at enforcing environmental law in Zimbabwe. This is despite the fact that its value as a complement to other enforcement efforts has increasingly been recognised across the world; and that the Environmental Management Act, the leading statute on environmental law in the country for the last eight years, makes extensive provision for the avenue as a complementary enforcement tool. This paper argues that the inclusion of environmental rights in the 2013 Constitution holds the promise of invigorating civil litigation's role as a complement to state-led enforcement techniques in Zimbabwe's environmental law regulatory framework.
Citation
MADEBWE, T. 2015. Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution. Law, environment and development journal [online], 11(2), pages 108-119. Available from: https://lead-journal.org/content/15106.pdf
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 31, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 31, 2015 |
Publication Date | Dec 31, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Sep 26, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 26, 2023 |
Journal | Law, environment and development journal |
Electronic ISSN | 1746-5893 |
Publisher | University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, Centre of Jaina Studies |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 108-119 |
Keywords | Environmental law; Constitutional law; Litigation; Zimbabwe |
Public URL | https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2054489 |
Publisher URL | https://lead-journal.org/content/15106.pdf |
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