Nigerian Supreme Court and ownership of offshore oil

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-299

  Ebeku, Kaniye S A ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Law of the Sea; Natural resources; Niger Delta; Nigeria; Offshore oil; Oil

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAW OF THE SEA; LEGISLATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; OIL FIELD; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0348010202     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0165-0203.2003.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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