Journal of
Law and Conflict Resolution

  • Abbreviation: J. Law Conflict. Resolut
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9804
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLCR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 102

Review

Assessing the efficacy of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the settlement of environmental disputes in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Joseph Nwazi
  • Joseph Nwazi
  • Department of Business Law, Igbinedion University Okada, Edo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 25 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 18 April 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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