Essays about: "Ecuador Constitution 2008"

Found 5 essays containing the words Ecuador Constitution 2008.

1. 1. There is nothing wrong with the Rights of Nature: They just need a supervisor : The impact of the implementation of Rights of Nature in Ecuador and the small-town Esperie.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Marie Meshe; [2022]
   Keywords : Ecuador; Rights of Nature; La Esperie; Buen vivir; Sumak Kawsay; La Hesperia; Indigenous peoples; Political Ecology; Ecuador Constitution 2008; A social- ecological system; Sustainability; 2030 Agenda; Global goals; Naturens rättigheter; Hållbarhet; Globala målen; Agenda 2030;

   Abstract : The Rights of Nature is a relatively new approach to sustainable development, promoting that current environmental legislation is insufficient to protect Nature from human harm. The Rights of Nature movements emphases the importance of recognizing other living entities in our legal system. READ MORE

3. 2. Defining Nature: Who’s Talking? The concept of nature in legal cases with Rights of Nature in Ecuador : a frame/framing analysis of interpretations of nature, underlying factors and recommended actions

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Laura Elisabeth Wolf; [2019]
   Keywords : rights of nature; Ecuador; framing; frames; nature; Ecuadorian constitutional court; defining nature; social constructivism;

   Abstract : Since 2008, the Ecuadorian constitution grants intrinsic rights to nature. However, scholars highlight the stark contrast between the intended philosophy of rights of nature (RoN) and its implementation. The concept of “nature” in the constitution is left relatively undefined, hence open for interpretation of any actor in court. READ MORE

4. 3. Sumak Kawsay and Clashing Ontologies in theEcuadorian Struggle towards De-coloniality : Progressive mobilization, romanticized constitutional reforms and local conceptions of Sumak Kawsay / Alli Kawsay in Ecuador

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Joel Bengtsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Indigenous peoples; Ecuador; Sumak Kawsay; Buen-Vivir; De-coloniality; Territoriality.;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes and problematizes the challenges and dilemmas associated with the implementation in practice of the indigenous conceptualization Sumak Kawsay/Buen-Vivir that originally is a conceptualization of a lifestyle in indigenous communities in Ecuador. The concepts were included in the new Constitution of Ecuador in 2008 that was ratified during progressive constitutional reforms under the former president Rafael Correa and with the support of the indigenous movement. READ MORE

5. 4. Legal Rights to Nature as a Fundamental Step towards a Planet in Harmony : Exemplified by the process that led up to Ecuador’s Constitution of 2008

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Daniela Torstensson Portocarrero; [2019]
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   Abstract : The Rights of Nature is an emerging concept within sustainable development, it states that the current environmental laws are not enough to protect nature from human harm. The movement emphasize the need to acknowledge other living entities in our law systems, regardless of their use or benefit for humans. READ MORE

6. 5. Indigenous Justice From a Human Rights Perspective - A field study of Kichwas in the Andean region of Ecuador

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anna-Karin Engström; [2009]
   Keywords : Indigenous Justice; Indigenous; Ecuador; Human Rights;

   Abstract : In Ecuador the traditional indigenous justice has been practiced alongside with the national justice since the conquest in the 16th century. As of 1998 it is legally recognized by the state through the ratification of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention C169 and the subsequent adoption of a new constitution. READ MORE