A genealogical approach to the linkage between the languages of human rights and the environment in international relations
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human rights, environmental protection, international regimes, genealogyCopyright (c) 2021 Revista Jurídica Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Abstract
This essay investigates the growing interrelation of international norms regarding human rights and environmental protection, through the analysis of social vindications and other specific discursive strategies constructed by multiple international actors. Through the construction of a particular genealogical approach, and taking into consideration specific dynamics in the international space, two interdependent and simultaneous processes will be analysed: the introduction of the environmental dimension in human rights agendas, institutions, and juridical instruments; and the adoption of a language in terms of fundamental rights within the international regime of environmental protection. The focus will be centred on the transformative role of a series of non-hegemonic actors in the International Relations studies, that are identified as the main drivers of the growing interrelation between human rights and the environment normative and discoursive structures.
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