Derechos humanos y las entidades no humanas: algunas reflexiones sobre las corporaciones

• Migle Laukyte ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat Pompeu Fabra

     Universitat Pompeu Fabra

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: Derechos y libertades: Revista de Filosofía del Derecho y derechos humanos, ISSN 1133-0937, Nº 44, 2021, págs. 81-100
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.20318/dyl.2021.5850
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Human rights and non human entities: a few thoughts on corporations
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  • español

    El trabajo se ocupa de la cuestión de si los derechos humanos pueden atribuirse a las personas no humanas, y en especifico, a las corporaciones. Se analiza tal posibilidad (a) mirando a la relación entre los derechos humanos y las corporaciones a través de la libertad de empresa como derecho fundamental, (b) observando el proceso de “humanización” de la corporación en los tribunales, y (c) explicando que reconocer los derechos humanos a no humanos no siempre es prejudicial para las personas humanas.

  • English

    The paper focuses on the question whether the human rights could be ascribed to non human persons, and in particular, to corporations. This question is analyzed by (a) exploring the link between human rights and corporations through the freedom to conduct a business as a fundamental right, by (b) looking into the process of corporate  humanization” carried out in the courts, and by (c) explaining how ascribing human rights to non humans does not necessarily mean lessen the position of human beings.

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