Extractive economies based on the depletion of natural and human resources anchor their legitimacy in multi-level and cross-temporal constitutional arrangements. This is a reality in Latin America and many other contexts.
Bringing together scholars from across Latin America and beyond, the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, in collaboration with La Trobe University, is hosting a two-day closed workshop to examine the central role of constitutional law in the exploitation of nature and society. The region’s deep-seated neoliberal crisis, and the complex yet ever present popular resistance to it, serve as the workshop’s immediate frameworks of reference.
The workshop takes place from 18 to 19 March at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights. Aside from the opening keynote lecture with Lucía Cavallero, the workshop is closed to the public. However, if you have an interest in participating as an observer to the workshop, you may contact Natalia Torres Zuniga to express your interest and get more information.