Derechos humanos, pobreza y capitalismo

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En este artículo examino la interrelación entre las obligaciones estatales de erradicar la pobreza extrema y de hacer efectivos los derechos sociales y económicos bajo el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos (DIDH) y algunos de los regímenes jurídicos y paradigmas económicos que sustentan el capitalismo global. Los defensores de las soluciones a la pobreza basadas en los derechos tienden a centrarse en cómo pueden reforzarse los mecanismos para promover las categorías pertinentes de derechos humanos, sobre todo los derechos sociales y económicos. Sus análisis suelen ignorar las cuestiones de cómo otros derechos y regímenes jurídicos pueden funcionar como obstáculos para la erradicación de la pobreza y la realización de los derechos humanos. Refuto el supuesto de larga data del DIDH de que el objetivo de realizar los derechos humanos -y los derechos sociales y económicos en particular- es compatible con las operaciones del capitalismo global, y trato de demostrar que los regímenes jurídicos necesarios para sostener la economía política capitalista son, de hecho, rutinariamente productivos de la pobreza y de las violaciones de los derechos sociales y económicos.

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2024-12-06

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Chadwick, A. (2024). Derechos humanos, pobreza y capitalismo. Derecho Y Ciencias Sociales, 21–46. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/dcs/article/view/18532