The Escazu Agreement: challenges and opportunities for its implementation in Peru

The benefits of the implementation of a treaty are measured according to the capacity of a State to comply with its provisions effectively. The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in MattersEnvironmental in Latin America and the Caribbean - known a...

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Autor: Pinto-Bazurco Barandiarán, José Félix
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Internacional
Repositorio:Revista Peruana de Derecho Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.72.167.226.102:article/163
Acceso en línea:https://revista.spdi.org.pe/RPDI/article/view/163
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Escazú Agreement
Human rights
Environmental Law
Latin America and the Caribbean
Treaty implementation
Access to justice
Access to information
Public participation
Defenders of the Environment
Acuerdo de Escazú
Derechos Humanos
Derecho del Medio Ambiente
América Latina y el Caribe
Implementación de tratados
Acceso a la justicia
Acceso a la información
Participación publica
Defensores del Medio Ambiente
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Sumario:The benefits of the implementation of a treaty are measured according to the capacity of a State to comply with its provisions effectively. The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in MattersEnvironmental in Latin America and the Caribbean - known as the Escazú Agreement - regulates rights linked to human and environmental rights. Considering that many of the countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region subject their economic development to industries that are in direct conflict with the rights protected by the agreement, it is worth review whether your application can guarantee compliance with these rights without harming established economic processes. In order to support these ideas, this article will begin with a brief explanation of the content of the Escazú Agreement, to later study theapplication of the same from the point of view of international law, where the contingencies related to supranational jurisdiction, the implications regarding sovereignty, and the commitments and obligations that the States Parties would have to assume. Finally I know will address aspects related to the effect that its application will have in national law, such as are the possible changes in the legislation and the interpretative scope of some of its beginning.