A proteção internacional dos direitos humanos em face de conflitos ambientais transnacionais e o papel da corte interamericana de direitos humanos

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the need to resolve transnational environmental conflicts resulting from human activity in favor of technological development, with an emphasis on the generation of electrical energy through hydroelectric plants in the countries that make up the International Amazon. Specifically, the study examines the impact of the Jirau and Santo Antônio hydroelectric plants, built on the Madeira River in Rondônia, Brazil, whose effects go beyond national borders, also affecting the Bolivian population due to the damming of the waters. The study discusses the role of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in protecting human rights in the face of these conflicts and assesses the feasibility of expanding its jurisdiction to encompass the analysis and judgment of transnational environmental disputes. Methodologically, a deductive and argumentative approach is adopted, based on bibliographic research and the techniques of referent, category, operational concept and filing, structuring the analysis from general premises to the presentation of specific arguments and evidence that support the proposal. The expected results aim to demonstrate the relevance of greater integration between international environmental law and the protection of human rights, to verify the performance of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and to suggest the possibility of expanding its jurisdiction to hear and judge transnational environmental conflicts, highlighting the need for legal solutions that transcend national borders and guarantee the effectiveness of fundamental rights in the face of transnational environmental conflicts.