The protection of the ozone layer; an examination of the existing legal framework
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2017-07
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Kampala International University.College Of Law
Abstract
The study investigates the Protection of the Ozone Layer; An Examination of the Existing Legal
Framework in Uganda, the study was guided by four objectives including; to establish the
various causes and effects of ozone layer depletion to the environment, to analyze international
legal framework on the protection of the ozone layer in Uganda, to investigate the various
African and regional laws on ozone layer protection, and finally to scrutinize the role of the
existing national policy and legal frameworks for ozone layer protection in Uganda. The research
looked at the various international, regional and national legal framework governing the
protection of ozone layers. The study also investigated the causes, effects and challenges
affecting ozone layers in Uganda. The study analyzed the various conventions including the
Bamako Convention, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer, the
Vienna convention for the protection of the ozone layer (1985), the Kyoto Protocol and the
regional including the Cairo declaration on managing Africa's natural capital for sustainable
development and poverty eradication, the Bamako convention on the ban on import into Africa
and the control of transboundary movement and management of hazardous waste, the African
Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, the East African Community Act and national including the
Constitution of Uganda and the NEMA Act and the National Environment Management of
Ozone Depleting Substances and Products Regulations. The study recommends further financial
assistance to developing countries to enable them adapt to climate change as well as their active
participation in climate mitigation and adaptation strategies because their emission levels are
steadily increasing. It also recommends changes in the enforcement and compliance mechanisms
under the Protocol.
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Research report submitted to the faculty of Law in partial fulfillment for the award of a bachelor degree in Law at Kampala International University
Keywords
Protection, Ozone layer, Examination, Existing legal framework