Open AccessRIGHTS OF NATURE: THE ECUADORIAN CASE
Author(s) -
Hugo Echeverría
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista esmat/revista esmat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2447-9896
pISSN - 2177-0360
DOI - 10.34060/reesmat.v9i13.192
Subject(s) - normative , constitution , scope (computer science) , enforcement , political science , human rights , interpretation (philosophy) , fundamental rights , rights of nature , law and economics , law , sociology , right to property , philosophy , computer science , linguistics , programming language
The recognition of rights to nature by the Constitution of Ecuador sets a new normative scenario for analysis of the role of law in human-nature interactions. Given the scope of such a recognition, one relying on unorthodox biocentric views, these rights raise controversy. To some, nature rights are rather symbolic; to others, these rights are not only real but fundamental to effectively address the ever-growing degradation of nature. Yet, others focus on enforcement and juridical interpretation of their normative content as to determine whether recognition of constitutional rights to nature provide the foundations for a more effective role of the law in this field.