The rights of nature, the legal personhood of ecosystems, and the conceptual limitations of the law
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- Marcos
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El reconocimiento de derechos a la naturaleza ha experimentado un desarrollo significativo en el ordenamiento jurídico contemporáneo. Este fenómeno se sustenta en el postulado del valor intrínseco de los sistemas naturales, que reclama protección jurídica independientemente de su instrumentalidad para el ser humano. La creciente positivización de estos derechos ha generado un intenso debate doctrinal acerca de la pertinencia y eficacia de la atribución de subjetividad jurídica a entidades no humanas. El presente estudio realiza un análisis de los dos principales modelos jurídicos desarrollados para este fin: (1) la atribución directa de derechos subjetivos a la naturaleza stricto sensu, y (2) la concesión de personalidad jurídica a ecosistemas específicos. Mediante el examen de la regulación normativa y la jurisprudencia de tres casos paradigmáticos —Ecuador, España y Nueva Zelanda— se identifican y problematizan las tensiones teóricas inherentes a estas construcciones jurídicas. El estudio revela deficiencias estructurales en la fundamentación dogmática de los derechos de la naturaleza que requieren una revisión crítica exhaustiva. The recognition of rights to nature has undergone significant development in contemporary legal systems. This phenomenon is grounded in the postulate of the intrinsic value of natural systems, which demands legal protection regardless of its instrumentality for humans. The growing positivization of these rights has generated intense doctrinal debate about the appropriateness and effectiveness of granting legal subjectivity to non-human entities. This study conducts an analysis of the two main legal models developed for this purpose: (1) the direct recognition of subjective rights to nature stricto sensu, and (2) the granting of legal personality to specific ecosystems. Through examination of regulatory frameworks and jurisprudence from three paradigmatic cases — Ecuador, Spain and New Zealand— the study identifies and problematizes the inherent theoretical tensions in these legal constructs. The research reveals structural deficiencies in the dogmatic foundations of rights of nature that require comprehensive critical review.
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Marcos. The rights of nature, the legal personhood of ecosystems, and the conceptual limitations of the law. 2025. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-e782bc42f17835372a682e02b0ae71b6/
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- Marcos. (2025). The rights of nature, the legal personhood of ecosystems, and the conceptual limitations of the law. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-e782bc42f17835372a682e02b0ae71b6/
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- Marcos. The rights of nature, the legal personhood of ecosystems, and the conceptual limitations of the law. 2025. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-e782bc42f17835372a682e02b0ae71b6/
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