The International Human Rights Discourse as a Strategic Focus in Socio-Environmental Conflicts: The Case of Hydro-Electric Dams in Brazil

Riethof, M ORCID: 0000-0002-8297-5471 (2017) The International Human Rights Discourse as a Strategic Focus in Socio-Environmental Conflicts: The Case of Hydro-Electric Dams in Brazil. International Journal of Human Rights, 21 (4). pp. 482-499.

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Abstract

This article examines the mobilisation of human rights in campaigns against hydro-electric dams in Brazil. The symbolic and legal power of human rights has allowed activists to challenge official accounts of the impact of dams while deploying domestic and international legal frameworks. Although the politicisation of natural resources in Brazil has limited the effectiveness of anti-dam mobilisations, an appeal to the human rights agenda has translated into a powerful critique of the social impact of Brazil’s development agenda, thereby making a moral and legal claim for justice.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Environment, Human rights, Brazil, Hydro-electric dams, Energy politics, Activism, Indigenous rights
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2016 09:59
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:25
DOI:	10.1080/13642987.2016.1191775
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3004448