The Tension Between Neoliberal Development and the Right to an Ecologically Balanced Environment
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This study aims to identify the relationship between neoliberal development and violations of the human right to an ecologically balanced environment. To this end, the research addresses the concept of neoliberal rationality, how the system presents itself today, its premises and consequences, and its relationship with the protection of the environment. In addition, the work clarifies the definition of the human right to an ecologically balanced environment, how it is recognized in modern constitutions and international treaties on the matter, and what are the contours of this human right and its importance today. Furthermore, this study presents alternatives to the neoliberal rationality and worldview, based on counter-hegemonic theories of human rights (Epistemologies of the South). The development of the study has as approach the analectic method, thought by Enrique Dussel.
Authors: Raquel Sparemberger, Elisa Hartwig
Institutions: Ministério Público, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4378905169