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Item Right to clean and unpolluted air in Nigeria(International Centre for Human Rights and Peace Studies, 2020-06) Fagbemi, S. A.Right to clean and unpolluted air is a right recognised worldwide as part of human rights. The right has been incorporated into several countries’ constitutions and legislations apart from its recognition in the United Nations Conventions and other treaties. Although, the right to clean air is not expressly codified in Nigeria save legislations for the control ofpollution generally. This paper therefore examines the status of right to clean air in Nigeria. The objective of the paper is to stir up government to enact separate law for the enforcement of right to clean air. The paper adopts doctrinal approach to legal research as sources of its information. The paper finds that institutional constraints have rendered ineffective laws and regulations for the control of air pollution in Nigeria. The paper observes that right to clean air is universal right and argues for the enactment of Clean Air Act in Nigeria has done in other climes to create platform for the enforcement of right to clean air. The paper concludes with recommendation among others for stiffer penalty against Polluters of air and their collaborators in and outside government in Nigeria.Item Analyses and recommendations for legal regimes of children's right to safe drinking water(Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists, 2017-11) Ekundayo, O.S.; Adebisi, N.O.Studies which discussed the groundwater quality and, management have been duly published. However, little or no attention is paid to on how policy and standard affect the children's access to portable water in Nigerian hydrogeological literature. Considering contamination, depletion and unequal distribution of water, about 1.8 million children die of diarrhea and other water-borne diseases every year. Unfortunately, water has not been clearly stated as a human right though, it sits at the very essence of the right to life and other fundamental human rights. The right to water needs be recognized in a wide range of international documents, including treaties declarations and other standards. The textual study of literature, and legislation to appropriate lawful endorsement of water to satisfy the needs of the children population were made use of in this study. The ma r focus is on children's entitlement to water facilities under international laws. It also incorporates broader water- related rights in a more holistic interpretation of existing international human rights law. Access to safe water and basic sanitation is recommended to be a legal entitlement, rather than a commodity or service provided on a charitable basis. In addition, hydrogeological contribution for technical support of legal regimes will better provide children with portable water supply. The right to water should clearly fall within the category of fundamental human rights essential for securing an adequate standard of living for children, particularly as one of the most essential conditions for survival