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Catalina Tassin Wallace
Este trabajo tiene por intención analizar dos formas de proteger a la naturaleza. Por un lado, lo que se denominará desde ahora en más «derecho a la naturaleza» y por el otro «derechos de la Naturaleza». Desde el primer modelo se salvaguarda a la naturaleza atribuyéndole a otra entidad, específicamente al ser humano, determinados derechos; desde el segundo se reconoce a la Naturaleza el carácter de sujeto de derecho. Ambos posicionamientos suponen argumentaciones y discusiones diferentes, que operan en vistas de cierto tipo de protección, fines y posturas. Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, en este trabajo se busca corregir la siguiente afirmación: la figura jurídica de la naturaleza como titular de derechos es una cuestión no resuelta. Se trata de un asunto totalmente definido, sólo depende de si se reconoce a la naturaleza como activa (Naturaleza) o se la entiende como un objeto receptivo de acción (naturaleza).
This work intends to analyze two ways to protect nature, on the one hand «right to nature» and on the other «rights of Nature». From the first model, nature is safeguarded by attributing certain rights to another entity, specifically the human being; from the second, Nature is recognized as a legal subject. Both positions imply different arguments and discussions, which operate in view of a certain type of protection, aims and positions. Taking into account the above, this work seeks to correct the following affirmation: the legal figure of nature as the holder of rights is an unresolved issue. It is a totally defined matter, it only depends on whether nature is recognized as active (Nature) or understood as a receptive object of action (nature).This work intends to analyze two ways to protect nature, on the one hand «right to nature» and on the other «rights of Nature». From the first model, nature is safeguarded by attributing certain rights to another entity, specifically the human being; from the second, Nature is recognized as a legal subject. Both positions imply different arguments and discussions, which operate in view of a certain type of protection, aims and positions. Taking into account the above, this work seeks to correct the following affirmation: the legal figure of nature as the holder of rights is an unresolved issue. It is a totally defined matter, it only depends on whether nature is recognized as active (Nature) or understood as a receptive object of action (nature).
