THE ANALYISIS OF ENVIROMENTAL CRIME AND THEIR LEGAL REMEDIES UNDER ETHIOPIAN LAWS.

Abstract

Ethiopian laws. Environmental crime was very serious challenge for development and sustainability of fauna and flora generally in the world arena and in Ethiopia. Environmental crimes can be broadly defined as illegal acts which directly harm the environment. It contributes to environmental degradation, which in turn affects the quality and quantity of environmental resources. As such, environmental crime impacts on human livelihoods.The major objective of the study to examine whether the legal framework of environmental law and institutions are implemented in Ethiopia, to this end both doctrinal and qualitative research approach was employed. The international conventions important in providing remedies for environmental pollutions are also part of Ethiopian laws through Article 9 (4) of the FDRE Constitution. Remedies for environmental crime like, criminal remedies, civil remedies and administrative remedies are concerned. In line with the FDRE Constitution, environmental protection authority has also issued an important regulation aimed at protecting the environment and providing appropriate remedies for environmental crimes committed in Ethiopia. The ministry Environmental forest and climate change, Police Office and the others are the main authorities entrusted with the responsibility to protect environmental protection and apply appropriate remedies against perpetrators of environmental crimes. One of the preventive mechanisms of environmental crimes is giving advance knowledge of the existence of the laws that prohibit a certain act to the public. The problem is done through the accessibility of the laws is become less when laws are scattered. And those problems primarily affect the environment and endanger the wellbeing of the community. In this regarding environmental crime and the implementation of legal remedy in the Ethiopia revealed that, despite the existence of governmental and non governmental agencies, little concern has been made to the environment and it lacks creation of public awareness. Despite the ratification of international treaties, enacted of national laws and regulations there is negligence from the concerning environmental protection authority body in Ethiopia.Finally based on the finding of the research the following recommendations are forwarded. The law which complied the all environmental crime in single document should be enacted to serve the purpose of fair warning as the people easily understand the environmental crime. Independent environmental organ which implement environmental crime should to be established.