RT Article
T1 Human rights and state-corporate crimes in the practice of gas flaring in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
JF Critical criminology
VO 24
IS 3
SP 391
OP 412
A1 Izarali, M. Raymond
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1848997221
AB This article addresses the social harm of gas flaring by petroleum companies in the Niger Delta, Nigeria and makes a conceptual case for human rights and state-corporate crimes. It outlines the human and environmental harms caused, the role of the state and Shell and other corporate entities in producing such harms, the disregard shown to the communities when concerns are raised about the effects on their health and livelihood, and the disrepute brought to the administration of justice. It also outlines the insecurity spawned in the communities in the Niger Delta as a result of these harms and the high level of impoverishment suffered despite the wealth generated since the discovery of oil in the 1950s, thus broadly contributing to the literature on green criminology.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 409-412
K1 Corporate Entity
K1 Environmental Harm
K1 Niger Delta
K1 Private Capital
K1 Social Harm
DO 10.1007/s10612-015-9300-9