Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina

Disputes over the multiple scales of action and decision making are one of the main characteristics of environmental problems. This multiscalarity manifests itself in various aspects, such as the distribution of institutional responsibilities and powers, the strategies of actors, and the distributio...

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Autor principal: Christel, Lucas
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Avanzados 2024
Materias:
judicialization
scales
environment
federalism
legal Mobilization
judicialización
escalas
ambiente
federalismo
movilización legal
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/restudios/article/view/44521
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Estudios digital de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R334-article-445212024-05-03T20:19:24Z Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina Judicialización ambiental y escalas en tensión: El caso del derrame de agua cianurada en la mina Veladero en San Juan, Argentina Christel, Lucas judicialization scales environment federalism legal Mobilization judicialización escalas ambiente federalismo movilización legal Disputes over the multiple scales of action and decision making are one of the main characteristics of environmental problems. This multiscalarity manifests itself in various aspects, such as the distribution of institutional responsibilities and powers, the strategies of actors, and the distribution of benefits or damages resulting from the exploitation of the environment. In federal systems, scale dynamics are further complicated by the fact that the subnational level usually has certain prerogatives over environmental issues. In particular, the provincial domain over natural resources and the environmen tal sphere is a very characteristic feature of Argentine federalism. This paper analyzes the game of scales triggered by the judicialization strategies of a specific episode of environmental conflict in a federal context: The cyanide water spills at the Veladero mine in the province of San Juan, Argentina, in 2015, 2016 and 2017. It is argued here that the judicialization strategies deployed by environmental incidents in a federal system combine bottom-up, top-down, and freezing movements, triggering a game of non-linear, uncertain, and eminently unequal scales. Las disputas en torno a las múltiples escalas de acción y de decisión son una de las principales características de la cuestión medioambiental. Esta multiescalaridad se manifiesta en distintos aspectos, como el reparto de responsabilidades y facultades institucionales, las estrategias de los actores y la distribución de beneficios o daños derivados de la explotación ambiental. En los sistemas federales, además, las dinámicas de escala se vuelven más complejas dado que el nivel subnacional suele poseer determinadas prerrogativas sobre las cuestiones medioambientales. Particularmente, el dominio provincial sobre los recursos naturales y el ámbito ambiental es un rasgo muy característico del federalismo argentino. Este trabajo analiza el juego de escalas desencadenado por las estrategias de judicialización de un episodio concreto de conflicto ambiental en un contexto federal: Los derrames de agua cianurada en la mina Veladero en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina, en 2015, 2016 y 2017. Se argumenta aquí que las estrategias de judicialización producidas por incidentes ambientales en un sistema federal combinan movimientos de tipo ascendente («bottom-up»), descendente («top-down») y de congelamiento («freezing») y desencadenan un juego de escalas no lineal, incierto y eminentemente desigual. Centro de Estudios Avanzados 2024-03-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/restudios/article/view/44521 10.31050/re.vi51.44521 Estudios digital; Núm. 51 (2024): Federalismo, política, cultura y sociedad en América Latina; 139-161 1852-1568 0328-185X 10.31050/re.vi51 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/restudios/article/view/44521/44729 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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federalism
legal Mobilization
judicialización
escalas
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federalismo
movilización legal
spellingShingle judicialization
scales
environment
federalism
legal Mobilization
judicialización
escalas
ambiente
federalismo
movilización legal
Christel, Lucas
Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina
topic_facet judicialization
scales
environment
federalism
legal Mobilization
judicialización
escalas
ambiente
federalismo
movilización legal
author Christel, Lucas
author_facet Christel, Lucas
author_sort Christel, Lucas
title Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina
title_short Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina
title_full Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina
title_fullStr Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Judicialization and scales in tension: The case of the cyanide water spill at the Veladero mine in San Juan, Argentina
title_sort environmental judicialization and scales in tension: the case of the cyanide water spill at the veladero mine in san juan, argentina
description Disputes over the multiple scales of action and decision making are one of the main characteristics of environmental problems. This multiscalarity manifests itself in various aspects, such as the distribution of institutional responsibilities and powers, the strategies of actors, and the distribution of benefits or damages resulting from the exploitation of the environment. In federal systems, scale dynamics are further complicated by the fact that the subnational level usually has certain prerogatives over environmental issues. In particular, the provincial domain over natural resources and the environmen tal sphere is a very characteristic feature of Argentine federalism. This paper analyzes the game of scales triggered by the judicialization strategies of a specific episode of environmental conflict in a federal context: The cyanide water spills at the Veladero mine in the province of San Juan, Argentina, in 2015, 2016 and 2017. It is argued here that the judicialization strategies deployed by environmental incidents in a federal system combine bottom-up, top-down, and freezing movements, triggering a game of non-linear, uncertain, and eminently unequal scales.
publisher Centro de Estudios Avanzados
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