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VOL. 7, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Alternative remedy to monetary compensation: Any prospects in Nigerian oil litigation
Authors
C O Okwelum
Abstract
It appears that the remedy of monetary compensation in oil litigation is not suitable and sustainable in many situations victims of the activities of oil companies find themselves in the Niger Delta: particularly the Communities. Rather than engender cohesion, cash payment has become a secondary source of majority of the crisis being experienced in the Communities. This is because no statutory procedure has been generally developed and applicable in the courts of law before which these disputes are ventilated leaving much to the idiosyncrasy of the Judge. Because there are no clear-cut guidelines to follow, alternative remedies to monetary compensation have emerged sometimes leaving the oil companies to go scot-free with the socio- ecological atrocities they commit on the environment. This paper which adopts the doctrinal method looks into the concept of alternative remedies to monetary compensation and how suitable they are to the benefit of the industry and the host community. It finds that in certain cases and situations in which it is difficult to pay cash, development projects are better used to compensate the Communities.
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Pages:150-157
How to cite this article:
C O Okwelum "Alternative remedy to monetary compensation: Any prospects in Nigerian oil litigation ". International Journal of Law, Vol 7, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 150-157
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