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  title info:
    non sort: A
    title: study of the law and policy on abatement and control of marine pollution in Sierra Leone
  name:
    name part: Jalloh, Mohamed Yayah
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Department of Civil Law
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    date issued: 2017
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xi, 95 leaves : illustrations ; 30cm.
  abstract: Environmental pollution has engaged the attention of the world over the years and Sierra Leone as a member of the international community has participated in two global discussions to protect the environment. The sierra Leonean government is obligated by the international instrument to protect, preserve and promote a healthy environment, thus it is committing itself internationally by legislating the Environmental Protection Agency Act 2008 and Oil and Petroleum Gas Act 2011. The impact of these laws is not well felt due to scanty provision and lack of political will on the part of the government while the majority of the people are not aware of the consequences of environmental pollution especially marine pollution. The increasingly negative activities of individuals, communities and corporate organizations towards marine pollution in Sierra Leone are drastically affecting the health of the people and degrading the environment. The problems are steadily increasing day by day and the government's omission in implementing its international commitment and deficiency of enforcement of municipal laws has reinforced this state of affairs and therefore, marine pollution continues in Sierra Leone unabated. The endemic marine pollution in Sierra Leone is the central theme of this study and the analyses within the purview of this study is to draw lessons from other countries, for example, Malaysia, Australia, and the United Kingdom in order to make a comparable emphasis on the magnitude of marine pollution in Sierra Leone. Doctrinal and non-doctrinal analyses of signed and ratified international and regional instruments, municipal law and policy of Sierra Leone on marine pollution were conducted in this study. The research concludes that there is no effective implementation mechanism and also there is no adequate law on marine pollution. In Sierra Leone Finally, the research recommends the amendment of the existing environmental laws, to reflect the Malaysia Environmental Qu…
  note: by Mohamed Yayah Jalloh
  note: Thesis (MCL)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2017.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-95).
  subject:
    geographic code: f-sl---
  classification: K3591
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/1768
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 170426
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng