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Desplazamiento forzado por extractivismo: propuesta de interpretación constitucional alternativa ante la injusticia ambiental.

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Title: Desplazamiento forzado por extractivismo: propuesta de interpretación constitucional alternativa ante la injusticia ambiental. (Spanish).
Alternate Title: Forced Displacement by Extractivism: A Proposal for an Alternative Constitutional Interpretation in the Face of Environmental Injustice. (English)
Authors: Daniel Fonseca-Sandoval, Jose, Pérez Arias, Luz Marcela, Franco Leon, Carlos Antonio
Source: Controversia (01204165). jul-dic2025, Issue 225, p2-43. 42p.
Subjects: FORCED migration, MINERAL industries, CONSTITUTIONAL law, CLIMATE justice, ENVIRONMENTAL justice, LEGAL doctrines, RESTORATIVE justice
Abstract (English): this reflective article offers a critical analysis of how forced displacement, when perpetrated by corporate actors in the extractive sector, has been tolerated, downplayed in its severity, and even justified through misleading and euphemistic legal and judicial arguments. In the first part, we characterize some of the various discursive, legal, and administrative strategies that have managed to conceal and legitimize the severity of forced displacement caused by extractive industries. In the second part, we examine three cases in which the Constitutional Court has employed the categories of 'development-induced displacement' and displacement due to 'environmental factors.' While these concepts represent a step forward in jurisprudential terms, they can also dilute the responsibility of the involved actors, thus contributing to impunity and the climate injustice derived from extractivist practices. Therefore, this analysis proposes a framework for characterizing forced displacement linked to the extractivist model, one that strengthens the pursuit for environmental and community justice, as well as comprehensive reparation for affected communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): este artículo de reflexión ofrece un análisis crítico sobre cómo el desplazamiento forzado, cuando es perpetrado por actores corporativos del extractivismo, ha sido tolerado, minimizado en su gravedad e incluso justificado mediante argumentos legales y judiciales eufemísticos. En una primera parte, caracterizamos tres estrategias discursivas, jurídicas y administrativas que han logrado encubrir y legitimar la gravedad y violencia de la coerción del desplazamiento forzado por sectores extractivos. En segundo lugar, examinamos tres casos en los que la Corte Constitucional ha empleado las categorías de desplazamiento inducido por el desarrollo y desplazamiento por "factores ambientales". Si bien estos conceptos representan un avance a nivel jurisprudencial, también pueden diluir la responsabilidad de los actores implicados, contribuyendo a la impunidad y a la injusticia climática derivada de las prácticas extractivas. Por ello, este análisis propone una caracterización del desplazamiento forzado asociado al extractivismo, que fortalezca la realización de una justicia ambiental, territorial y comunitaria, así como la reparación integral para las comunidades afectadas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Database: Referencia Latina
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Abstract:this reflective article offers a critical analysis of how forced displacement, when perpetrated by corporate actors in the extractive sector, has been tolerated, downplayed in its severity, and even justified through misleading and euphemistic legal and judicial arguments. In the first part, we characterize some of the various discursive, legal, and administrative strategies that have managed to conceal and legitimize the severity of forced displacement caused by extractive industries. In the second part, we examine three cases in which the Constitutional Court has employed the categories of 'development-induced displacement' and displacement due to 'environmental factors.' While these concepts represent a step forward in jurisprudential terms, they can also dilute the responsibility of the involved actors, thus contributing to impunity and the climate injustice derived from extractivist practices. Therefore, this analysis proposes a framework for characterizing forced displacement linked to the extractivist model, one that strengthens the pursuit for environmental and community justice, as well as comprehensive reparation for affected communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:01204165
DOI:10.54118/controver.vi224.1400