Law in Conflict
The Judicialization of Mining Disputes in Peru
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Beschreibung
An ethnography on the role of law in Peru's mining conflicts – for social movements, transnational corporations, and state authorities.
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 increasing criminalization of their protests. Law is thus both an emancipatory tool for activists to access justice and an instrument for political and economic elites to prevent social change. Based on ethnographic field work, Angela Lindt sheds light on various mining disputes in Cajamarca and Piura and examines the role of law in resolving these conflicts.
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Angela Lindt
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Human Rights Human Rights Social Movements Social Movements Mining Mining Peru Peru Protest Protest Law Law Transnational Corporations Transnational Corporations Democracy