Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina

In a context of expansion of the extractive model in Latin America, in 1997 Argentina and Chile signed the Treaty on Mining Integration and Complementation in order to enable investments in border areas in a geopolitically strategic area, which provided a space for development of this activity witho...

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Autores principales: Bruculo, Celia Romina, Isla Raffaele, Maria Laura
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2020
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Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty
Pascua Lama
Barrick Gold
Glacier Law
Tratado Binacional sobre Integración y Complementación Minera
Ley de Glaciares
Acceso en línea:https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/383
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Perspectivas – Revista de Ciencias Sociales de Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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spelling I15-R203-article-3832022-07-09T04:20:02Z Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina Tensiones entre el Tratado sobre Integración y Complementación Minera y la “Ley de Glaciares” en Argentina Bruculo, Celia Romina Isla Raffaele, Maria Laura Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty Pascua Lama Barrick Gold Glacier Law Tratado Binacional sobre Integración y Complementación Minera Pascua Lama Barrick Gold Ley de Glaciares In a context of expansion of the extractive model in Latin America, in 1997 Argentina and Chile signed the Treaty on Mining Integration and Complementation in order to enable investments in border areas in a geopolitically strategic area, which provided a space for development of this activity without overlapping restrictions between both countries. In this framework, the first binational megaproject, Pascua Lama, property of Barrick Gold company, was approved, strongly questioned in both countries due to its environmental impacts. In Argentina, sanction of the Laws on Minimum Standards for the Preservation of Glaciers and the Periglacial Environment (Law 26.418/2008, Law 26.639/2010), which prohibited mining in these areas, was perceived by the mining sector as a threat to its economic interests. Taking Political Ecology and International Relations as theoretical approaches, this article analyze the tensions that arise between the binational Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in relation to mining interests and the conservation of glacial and periglacial ecosystems. Socio-environmental, legal, political and corporate aspects are analyzed, considering the complexity of the coexistence of both legal instruments in an extensive binational territory. En un contexto de expansión del modelo extractivo en América Latina, en 1997 Argentina y Chile firmaron el Tratado sobre Integración y Complementación Minera con el fin de posibilitar las inversiones en las zonas fronterizas en un área geopolíticamente estratégica, lo que habilitó un espacio para el desarrollo de esta actividad sin restricciones superpuestas entre ambos países. En ese marco, se aprobó el primer megaproyecto binacional, Pascua Lama, propiedad de la empresa Barrick Gold, fuertemente cuestionado en ambas partes de la cordillera debido a sus impactos ambientales. En Argentina la sanción de la Leyes de Presupuestos Mínimos para la Preservación de los Glaciares y del Ambiente Periglacial (Ley 26.418/2008, Ley   26.639/2010), que prohibió la minería sobre esas áreas, fue percibida por el sector minero como una amenaza a sus intereses económicos. Tomando como enfoques teóricos la Ecología Política y las Relaciones Internacionales, este trabajo tiene por objetivo analizar las tensiones que surgen entre el Tratado binacional y la “Ley de Glaciares” en relación con los intereses mineros y la conservación de los ecosistemas glaciares y periglaciales. Se analizan aspectos socioambientales, legales, políticos y corporativos, considerando la complejidad de la coexistencia de ambos instrumentos jurídicos en un extenso territorio binacional. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2020-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Convocatoria por invitación application/pdf https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/383 10.35305/prcs.v0i10.383 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 5 No. 10 (2020): Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales No. 10 Julio-Diciembre 2020; 152 - 172 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 5 Núm. 10 (2020): Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales No. 10 Julio-Diciembre 2020; 152 - 172 2525-1112 spa https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/383/243 Derechos de autor 2020 Autor
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topic Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty
Pascua Lama
Barrick Gold
Glacier Law
Tratado Binacional sobre Integración y Complementación Minera
Pascua Lama
Barrick Gold
Ley de Glaciares
spellingShingle Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty
Pascua Lama
Barrick Gold
Glacier Law
Tratado Binacional sobre Integración y Complementación Minera
Pascua Lama
Barrick Gold
Ley de Glaciares
Bruculo, Celia Romina
Isla Raffaele, Maria Laura
Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina
topic_facet Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty
Pascua Lama
Barrick Gold
Glacier Law
Tratado Binacional sobre Integración y Complementación Minera
Pascua Lama
Barrick Gold
Ley de Glaciares
author Bruculo, Celia Romina
Isla Raffaele, Maria Laura
author_facet Bruculo, Celia Romina
Isla Raffaele, Maria Laura
author_sort Bruculo, Celia Romina
title Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina
title_short Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina
title_full Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina
title_fullStr Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Tensions between the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in Argentina
title_sort tensions between the mining integration and complementation treaty and the “glacier law” in argentina
description In a context of expansion of the extractive model in Latin America, in 1997 Argentina and Chile signed the Treaty on Mining Integration and Complementation in order to enable investments in border areas in a geopolitically strategic area, which provided a space for development of this activity without overlapping restrictions between both countries. In this framework, the first binational megaproject, Pascua Lama, property of Barrick Gold company, was approved, strongly questioned in both countries due to its environmental impacts. In Argentina, sanction of the Laws on Minimum Standards for the Preservation of Glaciers and the Periglacial Environment (Law 26.418/2008, Law 26.639/2010), which prohibited mining in these areas, was perceived by the mining sector as a threat to its economic interests. Taking Political Ecology and International Relations as theoretical approaches, this article analyze the tensions that arise between the binational Treaty and the “Glacier Law” in relation to mining interests and the conservation of glacial and periglacial ecosystems. Socio-environmental, legal, political and corporate aspects are analyzed, considering the complexity of the coexistence of both legal instruments in an extensive binational territory.
publisher Universidad Nacional de Rosario
publishDate 2020
url https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/383
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