The International Legal Regime for Sustainable Soil

In Rhuks Ako & Damilola Olawuyi, eds, Food and Agricultural Law: Readings on Sustainable Agriculture and the Law in Nigeria (Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria): Afe Babalola University Press, 2015) 98-114

9 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2015

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Chilenye Nwapi

University of British Columbia Faculty of Law; University of Calgary

Temitope Alori

Landmark University

Date Written: June 2, 2015

Abstract

This chapter examines the existing international legal regime for the promotion of soil sustainability with a view to identifying gaps and deficiencies in the regime. It begins by setting out broadly the essential functions of soil and describes the current state of the world’s soil. It then explains the concept of sustainability in the context of soil before reviewing the international legal instruments, both soft and hard, governing the world’s soil. The paper makes a case for the creation of a freestanding international soil treaty and makes recommendation on what the contents of such a treaty should be in order to ensure the protection of the sustainability of the world’s soil.

Keywords: Soil, Sustainability, International Law

Suggested Citation

Nwapi, Chilenye and Nwapi, Chilenye and Alori, Temitope, The International Legal Regime for Sustainable Soil (June 2, 2015). In Rhuks Ako & Damilola Olawuyi, eds, Food and Agricultural Law: Readings on Sustainable Agriculture and the Law in Nigeria (Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria): Afe Babalola University Press, 2015) 98-114, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2641138 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2641138

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Temitope Alori

Landmark University ( email )

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Nigeria

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