Enacting National Seabed Mining Laws in Africa: Importance of a Practitioner’s Perspective

Countries should develop seabed mining laws that maintain environmental and social protections, yet whose safeguard rules are easier to understand and can be implemented at lower cost. Blindly adopting foreign laws, however well drafted, may result in a regime that is fragmented, inefficient and cos...

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Main Author: Nicholas N. Kimani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: School of Oriental and African Studies 2015-09-01
Series:Law, Environment and Development Journal
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Online Access:http://lead-journal.org/content/15090.pdf