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Abstract
In the face of environmental turmoil; countries across the world are implementing measures to mitigate the deteriorating effects that common day practices have on the ecosystem. The European Union has implemented directives to govern plastic use on a continental scale. On the other hand; the African Union (AU) has been silent on plastic use; despite a string of African countries implementing stringent plastic reform legislation. This Note will examine the European Union and AU’s international frameworks and powers; while also detailing currently enacted EU directives and African state-level regulations. It will then conduct a comparative analysis of the AU and EU structures. It will conclude by proposing long-term and short-term solutions available to the AU.
Recommended Citation
Wynee Ngo,
Environmental Reform in Africa: A Comparative Continental Union Solution Through Plastic Reform Legislation,
43 Brook. J. Int'l L.
691
(2018).
Available at:
https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/bjil/vol43/iss2/15
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