scholarly journals Más que palabras: libertad de expresión y discurso de odio en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos = More than words: freedom of speech and hate speech in the Inter-American Human Rights system

2020 ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Ana Ximena Jacoby
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Free Expression ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
The Right

Resumen: El derecho a la libre expresión tiene un alcance sumamente amplio. Incluye, entre otras, la manifestación de ideas y opiniones que otros pueden considerar profundamente ofensivas y perturbadoras. Por su naturaleza radical, este derecho suele entrar en colisión con otros derechos fundamentales, como el derecho a la honra, a la privacidad, al olvido, a la libertad religiosa o con las normas que resguardan la seguridad nacional o la circulación del “discurso de odio”. Estas tensiones, que atraviesan al derecho a la libre expresión, quedan frecuentemente manifiestas en fallos y posicionamientos de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. El presente trabajo se propone analizar las distintas perspectivas teóricas que subyacen a los posicionamientos de esta Corte en relación al “discurso del odio”. Como veremos, en los pronunciamientos de la Corte y los demás órganos que conforman el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos conviven, dentro de un marco liberal, distintas concepciones que van desde los principios liberales clásicos hasta posturas más cercanas al liberalismo igualitario. Palabras clave: Discurso de odio, libertad de expresión, Sistema Interamericano de Derechos HumanosAbstract: The freedom of speech has an extremely wide scope. It namely preserves the free expression of ideas and opinions that others might find profoundly offensive and disturbing. Due to its radical nature, this freedom can either collide with other fundamental rights, such as the right to honor, to privacy, to oblivion or to religious freedom, or with certain rules that preserve the national security or the circulation of “hate speech”. These tensions crossing the freedom of speech are frequently expressed in judgments and declarations of the Interamerican Court of Human Rights. This work seeks to account for the different theoretical perspectives undermining the arguments presented by this Court regarding “hate speech”. As to be seen, different conceptions within a liberal framework coexist in the declarations issued by the Court and rest of bodies that comprise the Interamerican System of Human Rights, ranging from those that follow classic liberal principles to more egalitarian liberalism-oriented positions. Keywords: Hate speech, freedom of speech, Inter-American Human Rights System.     

The Urgency of Protecting Netizen in Freedom of Speech on Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grandis Ayuning Priyanto ◽  
Martinus Sardi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Civil And Political Rights ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Speak Up

Freedom of speech is a part of fundamental rights to every people. Nowadays, freedom of speech could not felt widely to all people. Freedom of speech developed until Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights assure and restrict freedom of speech. In Indonesia, since the rise of The Law of Information and Electronic Transaction, the restriction of freedom of speech become biased, many words in social media are presumably attack others. Netizen feels security to speak up is limited, such Ruslan Buton who critics and record about President Jokowi deemed as a hoax and hate speech. Even though some articles in 1945 Constitution have already protect and guarantee all people to bear the right to speak. The limitations of Freedom of speech in The Law of Information and Electronic Transaction emerge multi interpretation which the right to speak have not been correspond with the values in 1945 Constitution. To harmonize freedom of speech in Indonesia, it needs cooperation among government and people to eradicate ambiguity and fear in which already happen.By using juridical-normative method, the research aims to understand the condition of freedom of speech in Indonesia, and to understand the protection of netizen in using social media

scholarly journals O Sistema Preventivo de Dom Bosco: a promoção e proteção dos direitos fundamentais de crianças e adolescentes

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisy Rafaela da Silva ◽  
Grasiele Augusta Ferreira Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Human Dignity ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
International Legal Order ◽  
Siglo Xix ◽  
The Right ◽  
Education Culture

O presente estudo apresenta como o sistema preventivo de Dom Bosco, desenvolvido na Itália em meados do século XIX, antecedeu ao reconhecimento jurídico internacional da promoção e proteção dos direitos fundamentais de crianças e adolescentes. Dom Bosco foi um defensor da dignidade humana, e da concretização dos Direitos Humanos, sem que estes estivessem cunhados no ordenamento jurídico internacional. Com o sistema preventivo, o qual apresenta, como um de seus fundamentos, o formar “bons cristãos e honestos cidadãos”, há toda uma perspectiva de promoção e proteção dos direitos de crianças e adolescentes; que não eram reconhecidos, à época, como sujeitos de Direito. Trata da problemática que envolve a discriminação e a dignidade da pessoa humana no plano da ciência do Direito, e como a pedagogia salesiana contribui para a sua proteção e a efetivação dos Direitos Humanos. Fruto de pesquisa desenvolvida junto ao programa de Mestrado em Direito do Centro UNISAL, unidade de Lorena, cuja linha de pesquisa envolve os direitos sociais das crianças e adolescentes, utilizou-se fundamentalmente como método a integração das teorias jurídicas e aquelas da educação salesiana. Este artigo desenvolveu-se considerando-se ser Dom Bosco o precursor da defesa dos direitos humanos de crianças e jovens. Com base na pedagogia do amor apresentou a prevenção como mecanismo na promoção e proteção às discriminações e ao prestígio da igualdade e à promoção da dignidade. A pedagogia salesiana reconhece cada pessoa, sendo que reconhecer é proteger, a partir de um caminho que se faz para a concretização dos demais direitos. Conclui-se que, nas concepções e nas obras salesianas, observa-se a promoção dos direitos humanos fundamentais como o direito à educação, à cultura, ao esporte e ao lazer.AbstractThe Preventive System of Don Bosco: the promotion and protection of fundamental rights of children and adolescentsThe present study shows as Don Bosco’s preventive system of Education, developed in Italy in the mid nineteenth century, is prior to the international legal recognition of the promotion and protection of fundamental rights of children and adolescents. Don Bosco was a defender of human dignity, and the achievement of human rights, without which these were minted in the international legal order. With the preventive system, which has as one of its foundations forming the "good Christians and honest citizens", there is a whole perspective of promoting and protecting the rights of children and adolescents who were not recognized at the time as subjects of law. This study presents the issues involving discrimination and human dignity in terms of the science of law, and how the Salesian pedagogy contributes to their protection and realization of human rights. The paper results of research carried out at the Master's program in Law, at UNISAL, Lorena, whose line of research involves social rights of children and adolescents. As research method was used primarily the integrating between legal theories and those of Salesian education. This article was developed considering Don Bosco to be the precursor of human rights of children and youth. Based on the pedagogy of love, presented as a prevention mechanism to protect from discrimination and to promote and to respect equality principles and the promotion of dignity. The Salesian pedagogy recognizes each person, meaning recognizing as protecting, from a path that is the starting for the realization of other rights. We conclude that, in the conceptions and according to Salesian works, there is the promotion of fundamental human rights such as the right to education, culture, sport and leisure.ResumenEl Sistema Preventivo de Don Bosco: la promoción y protección de los derechos fundamentales de los niños y adolescentesEl presente estudio muestra cómo el sistema preventivo de Don Bosco, desarrollado en Italia a mediados del siglo XIX, antes del reconocimiento legal internacional de la promoción y protección de los derechos fundamentales de los niños y adolescentes. Don Bosco fue un defensor de la dignidad humana, y la realización de los derechos humanos, en que éstas aun non están acuñadas en el orden jurídico internacional. Con el sistema de prevención, que tiene como uno de sus fundamentos la formación de los "buenos cristianos y honrados ciudadanos", hay toda una perspectiva de promoción y protección de los derechos de los niños y adolescentes, que no fueron reconocidos en la época como sujetos de la ley. Este estudio presenta los temas relacionados con la discriminación y la dignidad humana en términos de la ciencia del derecho, y cómo la pedagogía salesiana contribuye a su protección y realización de los derechos humanos. El estudio és resultado de la investigación llevada a cabo en el programa de Maestría en Derecho, UNISAL, Lorena, cuya línea de investigación envuelve los derechos sociales de los niños y adolescentes. Como método de investigación fue utilizada principalmente la integración de las teorías legales y aquellas de la educación salesiana. Este artículo fue desarrollado considerando que Don Bosco es el precursor de los derechos humanos de los niños y jóvenes. Sobre la base de la pedagogía del amor, que se presenta como un mecanismo de prevención para proteger de la discriminación y promover el prestigio de la igualdad y la promoción de la dignidad. La pedagogía salesiana reconoce a cada persona, sendo que reconocer é proteger, a partir de un camino que se hace para la realización de otros derechos. Llegamos a la conclusión de que, en las concepciones y obras Salesiana, está la promoción de los derechos humanos fundamentales, como el derecho a la educación, la cultura, el deporte y el ocio.Revisor do inglês: Prof. Tadeu GiattiRevisor do espanhol: Prof. Lilian de Souza

scholarly journals O método educativo de Dom Bosco (Sistema Preventivo) e os princípios da Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos

2017 ◽  
pp. 147-183
Author(s):  
Jose Kuttianimattathil
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
Human Rights Education ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
El Sistema

O artigo aborda as relações possíveis de serem estabelecidas entre o Sistema Preventivo, como idealizado por Dom Bosco, e a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos. O autor esclarece que não se trata de uma análise comparativa, mas de apontar como o Sistema Preventivo e a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos se enriquecem e se apoiam. A argumentação traz ainda os desafios que o Sistema Preventivo deve enfrentar para promover, decisivamente, os direitos humanos.Palavras-chave: Sistema Preventivo. Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos. Desafios da educação.Don Bosco's educative method (Preventive System) and the tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human RightAbstractThe article discusses the possible relations between the Preventive System, as conceived by Don Bosco, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The author clarifies that this is not a comparative analysis, but aims to point out how the Preventive System and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are enriched and supported one by other. The argument also brings the challenges that the Preventive System must face to decisively promote human rights.Keywords: Preventive System. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Education challenges.El método educativo de Don Bosco (Sistema Preventivo) y los principios básicos de la Declaración Universal De Derechos HumanosResumenEl artículo aborda las relaciones posibles de ser establecidas entre el Sistema Preventivo, como ideado por Don Bosco, y la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos. El autor aclara que no se trata de un analisis comparativo, sino de senalar como el sistema preventivo y la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos se enriquecen y se apoyan. La argumentación trae aún los desafios que el Sistema Preventivo debe enfrentar para promover, decisivamente, los derechos humanos. Palabras clave: Sistema Preventivo. Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos. Desafios educación.

Condicionalidad en una Unión de Derecho: el Mecanismo Europeo de Estabilidad (MEDE)

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-76
Author(s):  
Ferran ARMENGOL FERRER
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
The Public ◽  
Community Institution ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Eu ◽  
The Imf

LABURPENA: Egonkortasuneko Mekanismo Europarrean (EME) baldintzapena nola aplikatzen den aztertuko dugu artikulu honetan, Europar Batasunaren esparruan aitortuta dauden oinarrizko eskubideen ikuspegitik. Horretarako, giza eskubideen alorrean nazioarteko hitzarmenak aplikatzearen alde egin duten jarrera doktrinalak hartu dira erreferentziatzat, Nazioarteko Diru Funtsak (NDF) eta nazioarteko beste finantza-erakunde batzuek garapen bidean diren herrialdeekiko operazioetan txertatu duten baldintzapenari muga jartzeko. Europar Batasunaren eremuan 2009-2010 urteetako zor publikoaren krisiari erantzuna emateko sortu diren organismoek eta, batez ere, EMEk (euro eremuan egonkortasuna ziurtatzeko organismoak,) ordea, egiturazko elementu gisa sartu dute baldintzapena haien operazioetan, NDFaren antzeko filosofia hartuta, hau da, zuhurtziaren bitartez lortu nahi dute hazkunde ekonomikoa, eta, horren ondorioz, oinarrizko eskubide batzuk ezin izan dira behar bezala gauzatu. Horrek mahai gainean jartzen du kontu bat, ea politika horiek bateragarri ote diren Europar Batasunaren helburu eta printzipioekin; hasiera batean «zuzenbidezko komunitatea» esamoldeaz definitu baitzuten EB, eta giza eskubideetan oinarrituta eraiki. Justizia Auzitegiak horri buruz idatzi zuen lehenengo epai —goiztiarrak— (Pringle epaiak), ordea, ez zuen zehaztu EMEren baldintzapenak Europar Batasunaren xede eta printzipioekin eta giza eskubideekiko errespetuarekin bat egiten ote duen. Hala ere, badirudi irizpide hori aldatzen ari dela, Ledra Advertising-en duela gutxi eman den epaiaren harira; izan ere, jabetzarako eskubideari dei egiteko atea ireki du, baldintzapena ezartzearen ondorioz eragindako kalteengatiko ordaina eskatzeari dagokionez. Hortaz, EME Europako Diru Funtsean eraldatuta bakarrik heldu ahalko zaie oinarrizko eskubideei, EME erkideko erakunde gisa eratzen bada, baldintzapenaren ondorio kaltegarriak geldiarazteari edo arintzeari begira. Are gehiago, Europako Diru Funtsean baldintzapena judizialki kontrolatzea erreferentea izan liteke nazioarteko beste finantza-erakunde batzuentzat. RESUMEN: El presente artículo analiza la aplicación de la condicionalidad en el Mecanismo Europeo de Estabilidad (MEDE) desde la perspectiva de los derechos fundamentales reconocidos en el ámbito de la Unión Europea. A tal efecto, se toman como referencia las posiciones doctrinales que han venido defendiendo la aplicación de los convenios internacionales en materia de derechos humanos como límite a la condicionalidad introducida por el FMI y otras instituciones financieras internacionales en sus operaciones con los países en desarrollo. Los organismos creados en el ámbito de la Unión Europea para dar respuesta a la crisis de la Deuda pública de 2009-10, y de modo singular el MEDE, organismo creado para garantizar la estabilidad de la zona euro, han introducido, sin embargo, la condicionalidad como un elemento estructural en sus operaciones, con una filosofía parecida a la del FMI, es decir, conseguir el crecimiento económico a partir de la austeridad, con lo que se ha visto perjudicado el ejercicio de diversos derechos fundamentales. Ello plantea la cuestión de la compatibilidad de tales políticas con los objetivos y principios de la Unión Europea, definida en su día como «Comunidad de Derecho» y fundada sobre los valores de los derechos humanos. La primera —y temprana— sentencia dictada al respecto por el Tribunal de Justicia (sentencia Pringle) dejó, sin embargo, en el aire la cuestión de la compatibilidad de la condicionalidad del MEDE con los objetivos y principios de la Unión Europea y el respeto de los derechos humanos. Parece, no obstante, que este criterio tiende a modificarse a partir del reciente fallo en Ledra Advertising, que ha abierto la puerta a invocar el derecho de propiedad para ser indemnizado por los daños causados por la aplicación de la condicionalidad. Con todo, será a partir de la transformación del MEDE en el Fondo Monetario Europeo, si éste se constituye como institución comunitaria, como puede hacerse efectiva la invocación de los derechos fundamentales para frenar o mitigar los efectos perjudiciales de la condicionalidad. Más aún, el control judicial de la condicionalidad en el FME podría servir como referente para otras instituciones financieras internacionales. ABSTRACT: This article analyses the application of conditionality within the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) from the perspective of the fundamental rights recognized within the EU. To this end, we take as a reference the doctrinal positions that have been defending the application of international conventions on human rights as a limit to the conditionality introduced by the IMF and another financial international institutions in their operations with developing countries. The public agencies created within the EU in order to meet the demands of the public debt crisis of 2009-10, and specifically the ESM, a body created to guarantee the Euro zone’s stability, have nonetheless introduced the conditionality as a structural element in their operations, with a philosophy comparable to that of the IMF, i.e. to achieve economic growth from austerity, thus impairing the exercise of several fundamental rights. That raises the question of compatibility of those policies with the objectives and principles of the EU, defined one day as a «community of law» and founded upon the values of fundamental rights. The first —and early— judgement delivered on this ground by the European Court of Justice (Pringle case) left nevertheless in the air the compatibility of the conditionality of ESM with the objectives and principles of the EU and with the respect to human rights. It seems however that this criteria tends to be modified by the recent judgment Ledra Advertising that opened the door to invoke the right to property in order to be compensated by damages caused as a consequence of conditionality. Even so, it will be after the transformation of the ESM into an European Monetary Fund, if this is constituted as a Community institution, that invoking fundamental rights shall be effective in order to stop or mitigate the adverse effects of conditionality. What is more, the judicial control over conditionality within the EMF might serve as a reference for other international financial institutions.

9. Freedom of Expression

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Clements
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Free Expression ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Obscenity Law ◽  
Right Of Privacy ◽  
The Right

The Q&A series offers the best preparation for tackling exam questions. Each chapter includes typical questions; diagram problem and essay answer plans, suggested answers, notes of caution, tips on obtaining extra marks, the key debates on each topic and suggestions on further reading. This chapter moves on from the previous one to examine the freedom of expression. Under common law, freedom of speech is guaranteed unless the speaker breaks the law, but this is now reinforced by the right of free expression under the European Convention on Human Rights. The questions here deal with issues such as obscenity law and contempt of court; the Official Secrets Act; freedom of information; breach of confidence and whether there is a right of privacy in English law.

scholarly journals Técnicas de reproducción humana asistida en el sistema argentino: una visión desde los derechos humanos / Assisted human reproduction techniques in the Argentine system: a vision from human rights

2019 ◽  
pp. 279-318
Author(s):  
María Florencia Belanti
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Right To Health ◽  
Human Reproduction ◽  
System A ◽  
Assisted Human Reproduction ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Legal Situation ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
The Right

La resolución que se comenta nos estimula a reflexionar sobre las técnicas de reproducción humana asistida con una mirada inescindible desde el prisma de derechos humanos. En este ámbito, se pretende llevar a cabo un análisis desde el derecho a la salud en general y a la salud reproductiva en particular, efectuando una reseña normativa de la materia, una exploración del precedente específico en el ámbito interamericano y una reflexión sobre la situación jurídica del embrión in vitro.   The resolution discussed encourages us to reflect on assisted human reproduction techniques with an inescisible look from the perspective of human rights. In this area, it is intended to carry out an analysis from the right to health in general and to reproductive health in particular, making a normative review of the matter, an exploration of the specific precedent in the inter-American sphere and a reflection on the legal situation of the embryo in vitro

scholarly journals Participación inclusiva en los museos a favor de las personas con discapacidad

2019 ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Julio Meza Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right ◽  
Culture Development

El presente artículo trata sobre la función social del museo y sus acciones a favor de los derechos igualitarios de las personas con discapacidad, dentro de lo establecido por la Convención Sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad (CDPD). Los museos pueden efectivizar los derechos contenidos en el artículo 30 de la CDPD, es decir, el derecho a la accesibilidad a la cultura y a la posibilidad del desarrollo de una agencia artística.  Palabras clave: museos, discapacidad, derechos humanos, accesibilidad a la cultura, desarrollo de la agencia en el campo de la cultura.   AbstractThis paper deals with the social function of the museum and its actions in favor of the equal rights of persons with disabilities, within the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CDPD). Museums can make effective the rights contained in article 30 of the CRPD, that is, the right to access to the culture and the right to the possibility to develop an artistic agency. Keywords: museums, disability, human rights, accessibility to culture, development of the agency in the field of culture.

scholarly journals POSSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN INDONESIAN LAW: COMPARISON BETWEEN SINGAPORE LAW AND INDONESIAN LAW ON BROADCASTING

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Dian Narwastuty ◽  
Christian Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Legal Sanction ◽  
The Right ◽  
Fear Of Retaliation

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. This principle is one of the Human Rights principles that are necessary for the progress of humanity itself. But its existence has always triggered a dispute because of the abuse of the right. The abuse of the rights consists of Hate Speech and Hoaxes. This research is normative legal research that uses a comparative approach and conceptual approach. And also, this research will compare the Freedom of Speech and Broadcasting laws in Indonesia and Singapore, especially law in the broadcasting sector. Theoretically, the benefits of this research are to answer the problem of correcting Freedom of Speech, especially in broadcasting law. Practically, it is helpful for society to know much more about hate speech and hoaxes also the possibility to correct the broadcasting law in Indonesia based on the same regulation in Singapore.

scholarly journals El impacto de las medidas antiterroristas en el ámbito de los derechos humanos. Un análisis de la aplicación de las sanciones inteligentes bajo la óptica de la protección del derecho a la tutela judicial efectiva = The impact of antiterrorist measures in the field of Human Rights. An analysis of the application of smart sanctions from the perspective of protecting the right to effective judicial protection

2019 ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Bianca Leticia de Oliveira Tosta
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Security Council ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Un Security Council ◽  
The Right ◽  
Judicial Protection ◽  
The Impact

RESUMEN: El trabajo aborda las sanciones inteligentes aplicadas por el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU en la lucha contra el terrorismo y tiene como objetivo analizar el impacto de aquellas en el ámbito de los derechos humanos, con énfasis en el derecho a la tutela judicial efectiva, lo que suscita complejas divergencias, cuyo análisis implica examen de cómo ocurre la articulación entre el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU y los Estados demandados por éste en la aplicación de las dichas medidas, así como cuáles son los parámetros de vinculación y limitación de estos. ABSTRACT: The work addresses the smart sanctions applied by the UN Security Council in the fight against terrorism and aims to analyze the impact of those in the field of human rights, with emphasis on the right to effective judicial protection , which raises complex divergences, whose analysis implies an examination of how the articulation between the UN Security Council and the States demanded by it in the application of these measures takes place, as well as the parameters of linkage and limitation of these. PALABRAS CLAVE: terrorismo, sanciones inteligentes, derechos humanos, tutela judicial efectiva. KEYWORDS: terrorism, smart sanctions, human rights, effective judicial protection.

scholarly journals El derecho al medio ambiente sano como un derecho autónomo en el sistema interamericano de derechos humanos

2020 ◽  
pp. 63-83
Author(s):  
Digno José Montalván Zambrano ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
New Right ◽  
Advisory Opinion ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
The Right

The Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. OC-23/17, of 15 November 2017, on “Environment and Human Rights” and the ruling in the case Lhaka Honhat V. Argentina of 6 February 2020, develops the content of the right to a healthy environment from an approach that we could see as ecocentric. This right, as an autonomous right, protects nature not only because of its usefulness for human beings (anthropocentric-instrumental vision), but also because of its importance for other living organisms with which the planet is shared (biocentric-not instrumental vision). This paper analyzes this new right, giving an account of the possible legal philosophical presuppositions that inform it, as well as the possible changes that this new approach may bring to the Inter-American System of Human Rights.

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