Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMultiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico
Multiscalarity is a central feature of the neoliberal governance of extractivist models that are constructed by interweaving multiple levels and jurisdictions of public and private law. In this article, we expose the complex relationships between the multiscale landscape of global legal pluralism th...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2022
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| description | Multiscalarity is a central feature of the neoliberal governance of extractivist models that are constructed by interweaving multiple levels and jurisdictions of public and private law. In this article, we expose the complex relationships between the multiscale landscape of global legal pluralism that structures socioenvironmental conflicts over mining, the processes of juridification and the varied forms of violence that motivate quests for justice. We briefly outline the legal dimensions of industrial mining and conceptually explore the specificities of multiscale juridification in relation to this activity. Based on ethnography and document analysis among different legal defense and grassroots organizations, we examine three cases of socioenvironmental conflicts in Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. This allows us to show how fragmented multiscalarity means that rights recognized in one jurisdiction can become invisible in another and be accompanied by a repressive use of law or lawfare. We conclude that even in fields of power marked by abysmal inequalities and ecologies of multiple forms of violence, juridified struggles open up new possibilities for social and political mobilization. We also argue that such struggles facilitate connections between jurisdictions, subjects and places, and generate new political grammars. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-50382022-01-03T22:27:57Z Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico Juridificación multiescalar frente a la industria minera: experiencias de Centroamérica y México Juridificação multiescala em face à indústria de mineração: experiências da América Central e do México Montoya, Ainhoa Sieder, Rachel Bravo-Espinosa, Yacotzin América Central juridificação lawfare México mineração industrial multiescalaridade Central America juridification lawfare Mexico industrial mining multiscalarity Centroamérica juridificación lawfare México minería industrial multiescalaridad Multiscalarity is a central feature of the neoliberal governance of extractivist models that are constructed by interweaving multiple levels and jurisdictions of public and private law. In this article, we expose the complex relationships between the multiscale landscape of global legal pluralism that structures socioenvironmental conflicts over mining, the processes of juridification and the varied forms of violence that motivate quests for justice. We briefly outline the legal dimensions of industrial mining and conceptually explore the specificities of multiscale juridification in relation to this activity. Based on ethnography and document analysis among different legal defense and grassroots organizations, we examine three cases of socioenvironmental conflicts in Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. This allows us to show how fragmented multiscalarity means that rights recognized in one jurisdiction can become invisible in another and be accompanied by a repressive use of law or lawfare. We conclude that even in fields of power marked by abysmal inequalities and ecologies of multiple forms of violence, juridified struggles open up new possibilities for social and political mobilization. We also argue that such struggles facilitate connections between jurisdictions, subjects and places, and generate new political grammars. La multiescalaridad es una característica central de la gobernanza neoliberal de los modelos extractivistas que se construyen entretejiendo múltiples niveles y jurisdicciones del derecho público y privado. En este artículo exponemos las complejas relaciones entre el panorama multiescalar de pluralismo legal global que estructura los conflictos socioambientales sobre la minería, los procesos de juridificación y las variadas formas de violencia que motivan las búsquedas de justicia. Señalamos, de manera breve, las dimensiones legales de la minería industrial y exploramos conceptualmente las especificidades de la juridificación multiescalar en relación con esta actividad. A partir de un análisis etnográfico y documental con distintas organizaciones de defensa legal y de base, examinamos tres casos de conflictos socioambientales en Honduras, Guatemala y México. Ello nos permite mostrar cómo la multiescalaridad fragmentada implica que los derechos reconocidos en una jurisdicción se puedan tornar invisibles en otra y acompañarse de un uso represivo del derecho o lawfare. Concluimos que aun en campos de poder marcados por desigualdades abismales y ecologías de violencias múltiples, las luchas juridificadas abren nuevas posibilidades para la movilización social y política. Asimismo, argumentamos que tales luchas facilitan las conexiones entre jurisdicciones, sujetos y lugares, y generan nuevas gramáticas políticas. A multiescalaridade é uma característica central da governança neoliberal dos modelos extrativistas que são construídos a partir do entrelaçamento de múltiplos níveis e jurisdições de direito público e privado. Neste artigo, expomos as complexas relações entre o panorama multiescala do pluralismo jurídico global que estrutura os conflitos socioambientais sobre a mineração, os processos de juridificação e as diversas formas de violência que motivam a busca por justiça. Apontamos brevemente as dimensões legais da mineração industrial e exploramos conceitualmente as especificidades da juridificação multiescala em relação a essa atividade. Com base em uma análise etnográfica e documental com diferentes organizações jurídicas e de base, examinamos três casos de conflitos socioambientais em Honduras, Guatemala e México. Isso nos permite mostrar como a multiescalaridade fragmentada implica que os direitos reconhecidos em uma jurisdição podem se tornar invisíveis em outra e ser acompanhados por um uso repressivo do Direito ou lawfare. Concluímos que mesmo em campos de poder marcados por abissais desigualdades e ecologias de múltiplas violências, as lutas juridificadas abrem novas possibilidades de mobilização social e política. Também argumentamos que tais lutas facilitam conexões entre jurisdições, sujeitos e lugares, e suscitam novas gramáticas políticas. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2022-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/xml application/epub+zip https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5038 10.17141/iconos.72.2022.5038 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 72 (2022): Extractivismo minero en América Latina: la juridificación de los conflictos socioambientales; 57-78 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 72 (2022): Extrativismo mineiro na América Latina: a juridificação dos conflitos ambientais; 57-78 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 72 (2022): Mining extractivism in Latin America: The juridification of environmental conflicts; 57-78 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5038/3902 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5038/3921 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5038/3932 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5038/3945 Derechos de autor 2022 Ainhoa Montoya, Rachel Sieder, Yacotzin Bravo-Espinosa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Montoya, Ainhoa Sieder, Rachel Bravo-Espinosa, Yacotzin Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico |
| title | Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico |
| title_full | Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico |
| title_short | Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico |
| title_sort | multiscale juridification of the mining industry: experiences in central america and mexico |
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