Law in Conflict The Judicialization of Mining Disputes in Peru

Peru's industrial mining sector is highly conflictual and characterized by social disputes. Many of these conflicts are fought not only in politics but also in the courts, as activists attempt to hold corporate and state actors liable for human rights violations. At the same time, they face an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lindt, Angela (-)
Autor Corporativo: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funder (funder)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : transcript 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Soziale Bewegung und Protest
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009799011506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes on names
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Defending human rights in a mining country
  • Chapter 2. Expectations of Law
  • Chapter 3. Human rights litigation from below
  • Chapter 4. Criminalizing social protest
  • Chapter 5. Transnational advocacy campaigns
  • Chapter 6. Human rights litigation abroad
  • Chapter 7. Law's limitations
  • Conclusion. The ambiguous forces of law
  • Bibliography