CORNERSTONES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, ECOCIDE AND THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL

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https://doi.org/10.12662/2447-6641oj.v20i35.p83-109.2022

Keywords:

environmental law, ecologic crime, ecocide, antinomy, fundamental rights, rights dynamogenies

Abstract

Objective: The consecration of the environment as a protected legal right worthy of protection, both by national and international legal systems, has brought as a consequence the need to specify terminologically the concept of environment. In this sense, as a consequence of its novelty, the implementation of the concept has been the object of multiple opposing positions on its definition, which, on occasions, has meant a real burden that has led to a lack of protection of this right. Fortunately, the anthropocentric vision has been disappearing in function of the ecocentric position that emphasizes the protection of the environment at the same time that it is independent of its link with other rights such as human life or patrimony, as proclaimed in our fundamental text (the Spanish Constitution of 1978). Finally, it is proposed, after an in-depth study of the constitutional precept, the typification of ecocide as a new crime in the international framework that guarantees the conservation and preservation of the environment with the aim of promoting sustainable development that guarantees both progress and the conservation of our planet.

Methodology: On the one hand, we have used a historical-logical method that allows us to focus on the object of study in an evolutionary process that makes it possible to understand its historical behavior and explains its current physiognomy. At the same time, we use the method of analysis-synthesis that makes it possible to break down the object under study into its elements and then recompose it from the integration of these elements.

Results: The results obtained in this research have been decisive in delimiting the concept of environment from the legal point of view, which is obviously the first step to take in order to configure a normative body that defends it. At the same time, it has been proposed that ecocide should be considered an international crime, which would help to preserve the ecosystem and promote sustainable development.

Author Biography

María Méndez Rocasolano, Dir Dpto.Derecho ambiental Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM.

DESDE HACE 25 AÑOS SOY PROFESORA DE DERECHO,ME DOCTORE EN LA COMPLUTENSE CON SOBRESALIENTE CUM LAUDE POR UNANIMIDAD(1999).MI TRAYECTORIA DOCENTE E INVESTIGADORA ESTA VINCULADA A LA UNIVERSIDAD PRIVADA EN LA QUE ME SIENTO PLENAMENTE REALIZADA (EUROPEA DE MADRID,ALFONSO X EL SABIO, INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS BURSATILES).TAMBIEN HE COLABORADO CON UNIVERSIDADES PUBLICAS (COMPLUTENSE,REY JUAN CARLOS) Y CON PROYECCION INTERNACIONAL EN BRASILEÑAS (FORTALEZA,NOVE DE JULHO,UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTOS) DONDE HE REALIZADO ESTANCIAS DE INVESTIGACION Y DOCENCIA CUYOS RESULTADOS SE HAN PUBLICADO EN EDITORIALES Y REVISTAS DE PRESTIGIO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL. EN 2003 REALICE MI POSTDOCTORADO EN HARVARD CON LA BECA FULL BRIGHT ESPECIALIZANDOME EN DERECHOS HUMANOS Y POBLACIONES INDIGENAS. EN BRASIL A TRAVES DE MULTIPLES ESTUDIOS DE CAMPO, HE INVESTIGADO LAS POBLACIONES GUARANIES, OBTENIENDO EL DOCTORADO HONORIS CAUSA POR LA U. DE TOLEDO (BRASIL 2005).A PARTIR DE MI TESIS DOCTORAL HE DESARROLLADO UNA TEORIA INNOVADORA "LA DINAMOGENESIS DE LOS VALORES" QUE SE HA CITADO Y UTILIZADO PARA DAR CONTENIDO A DERECHOS QUE LA SOCIEDAD DEMANDA, COMO LOS CULTURALES, LOS DE LAS POBLACIONES INDIGENAS, LA INFANCIA Y LOS VINCULADOS AL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y LA ECOLOGÍA. SOBRE ELLOS HE ESTUDIADO Y PUBLICADO EN REVISTAS DE IMPACTO Y EDITORIALES DE PRESTIGIO. LA DOCENCIA DE LA MATERIA JURÍDICA EN FACULTADES VINCULADAS A LA COMUNICACIÓN Y A LA INGENIERIA HA INSPIRADO UN MODELO DE INNOVACCIÓN DOCENTE QUE SE HA DESARROLLADO DESDE EL 2014 DENOMINADO "MODELO TRIDIMENSIONAL DE CONOCIMIENTO EXPANDIDO " QUE PONE LOS CONOCIMIENTOS IMPARTIDOS EN CLASE AL SERVICIO DE LA SOCIEDAD HACIENDO DE LOS ALUMNOS A TRAVÉS DE SUS PRACTICAS AGENTES DE CONOCIMIENTO Y SUJETOS TRANSFORMADORES , FRUTO DEL PROYECTO DE INNOVACIÓN EL AÑO 2018 SE PUBLICO LA PRIMERA CONSTITUCIÓN DE DE LOS NIÑOS EN LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA DENTRO DEL MARCO DEL HOMENAJE POR SUS 40 AÑOS DE VIGENCIA. EN LA ACTUALIDAD ME ENCUENTRO DISEÑANDO LAS BASES DE UN PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CON LO

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2022-07-27

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ROCASOLANO, María Méndez; BERLANGA, Manuel Damián Cantero. CORNERSTONES OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, ECOCIDE AND THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL. Revista Opinião Jurídica (Fortaleza), Fortaleza, v. 20, n. 35, p. 83–109, 2022. DOI: 10.12662/2447-6641oj.v20i35.p83-109.2022. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unichristus.edu.br/opiniaojuridica/article/view/4478. Acesso em: 9 sep. 2026.

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Vol. 20 No. 35 (2022)

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