Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The polarizing debate over the ratification of the Escazu Agreement (Naciones Unidas, 2018), an international treaty on environmental rights, which took place in 2020, occurred in the context of tensions in the Peruvian extractivist development model. Organized civil society participated in the negotiations and later in the signing and ratification of this agreement under the message that it would improve the environmental legal framework and allow for a more collaborative and active citizenry in an environmental democracy under construction. On the other hand, under an effective media campaign, a coalition of business associations, regional authorities, and professional associations opposed the ratification of this agreement because they argued that there was already a complete environmental regulation; this agreement also threatened the political community’s sovereignty. The truth is that behind these political messages, we find philosophical arguments that question the current model of sustainable development, our relationship with nature due to the primacy of the sovereignty of the State over natural resources, and the recognition of environmental human rights. In this presentation, we will highlight how the debate over the Escazu Agreement is contrasted by the emerging interpretation of environmental law in the Anthropocene.
Source: Sílex
Author: César Gamboa Balbín
Institution: Universidad de Salamanca
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7166672175