Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal

The global food system has severe implications for human and animal health, soil quality, biodiversity, and farmers’ quality of life. This paper provides an analysis on how transnational alliances challenge the global food system. We illustrate this by focusing on the activities and hearings of the...

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Autores principales: Busscher, Nienke, Colombo, Eva, Van der Ploeg, Lidewij, Gabella, Julia Inés, Leguizamón, Amalia
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Investigación y Formación en Administración Pública (IIFAP-FCS-UNC) 2019
Materias:
GMOs
Transnational movements
Human rights
International tribunals
Ecocide
Transgénicos
Movimientos transnacionales
Derechos humanos
Tribunales internacionales
Ecocidio
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/APyS/article/view/26203
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Administración Pública y Sociedad (APyS) de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R357-article-262032021-09-29T17:28:03Z Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal Tribunal internacional Monsanto: como la sociedad civil desafía al sistema alimentario global Busscher, Nienke Colombo, Eva Van der Ploeg, Lidewij Gabella, Julia Inés Leguizamón, Amalia GMOs Transnational movements Human rights International tribunals Ecocide Transgénicos Movimientos transnacionales Derechos humanos Tribunales internacionales Ecocidio The global food system has severe implications for human and animal health, soil quality, biodiversity, and farmers’ quality of life. This paper provides an analysis on how transnational alliances challenge the global food system. We illustrate this by focusing on the activities and hearings of the International Monsanto Tribunal, which was held in the Hague in October 2016. The Monsanto Tribunal provided a platform for civil society organisations and enabled the creation and strengthening of transnational alliances to demand attention for local struggles and legal disputes in relation to Monsanto’s products in various countries. With the involvement of independent and renowned (legal) experts, the knowledge exchange between local victims and broader civil society was enhanced, and the Monsanto Tribunal reinforced social movement’s goals towards unveiling, and demanding justice for the negative effects caused by the global food system. The advisory opinion determined that Monsanto’s practices and products are in violation with international human rights standards and urged ‘ecocide’ to be recognized as a gross violation of human rights. The Monsanto Tribunal exemplified that there is an immediate need for structural change in the current global food system. El sistema alimentario mundial produce graves consecuencias para la salud humana, la calidad del suelo, la biodiversidad y la calidad de vida. Este artículo analiza las actividades y audiencias del Tribunal Internacional Monsanto, realizado en La Haya en 2016, como un ejemplo para entender cómo las alianzas transnacionales desafían el sistema alimentario global. El Tribunal Monsanto proporcionó una plataforma para que organizaciones de la sociedad civil crean y refuerzan alianzas transnacionales con el objetivo de demandar atención a las luchas y disputas legales que han surgido en relación a los productos de Monsanto en los distintos países. Con la participación de reconocidos expertos, se fortaleció el intercambio de saberes entre los afectados a nivel local y la sociedad civil en general. El Tribunal Monsanto reforzó los objetivos de los movimientos sociales de exigir justicia por los impactos negativos causados por el sistema alimentario mundial. La opinión legal determinó que las prácticas de Monsanto violan las normas internacionales que protegen los Derechos Humanos e instó a reconocer al “ecocidio” como una violación grave a estos Derechos. El Tribunal Monsanto muestra la necesidad inmediata de un cambio estructural en el actual sistema alimentario mundial. Instituto de Investigación y Formación en Administración Pública (IIFAP-FCS-UNC) 2019-12-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/APyS/article/view/26203 Administración Pública y Sociedad (APyS); Núm. 8 (2019): Julio - Diciembre; 60-81 2524-9568 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/APyS/article/view/26203/28508 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/APyS/article/view/26203/28509 Derechos de autor 2019 Eva Colombo, Nienke Busscher, Lidewij Van der Ploeg, Julia Inés Gabella, Amalia Leguizamón http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic GMOs
Transnational movements
Human rights
International tribunals
Ecocide
Transgénicos
Movimientos transnacionales
Derechos humanos
Tribunales internacionales
Ecocidio
spellingShingle GMOs
Transnational movements
Human rights
International tribunals
Ecocide
Transgénicos
Movimientos transnacionales
Derechos humanos
Tribunales internacionales
Ecocidio
Busscher, Nienke
Colombo, Eva
Van der Ploeg, Lidewij
Gabella, Julia Inés
Leguizamón, Amalia
Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal
topic_facet GMOs
Transnational movements
Human rights
International tribunals
Ecocide
Transgénicos
Movimientos transnacionales
Derechos humanos
Tribunales internacionales
Ecocidio
author Busscher, Nienke
Colombo, Eva
Van der Ploeg, Lidewij
Gabella, Julia Inés
Leguizamón, Amalia
author_facet Busscher, Nienke
Colombo, Eva
Van der Ploeg, Lidewij
Gabella, Julia Inés
Leguizamón, Amalia
author_sort Busscher, Nienke
title Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal
title_short Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal
title_full Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal
title_fullStr Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal
title_full_unstemmed Civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal
title_sort civil society challenges the global food system: the international monsanto tribunal
description The global food system has severe implications for human and animal health, soil quality, biodiversity, and farmers’ quality of life. This paper provides an analysis on how transnational alliances challenge the global food system. We illustrate this by focusing on the activities and hearings of the International Monsanto Tribunal, which was held in the Hague in October 2016. The Monsanto Tribunal provided a platform for civil society organisations and enabled the creation and strengthening of transnational alliances to demand attention for local struggles and legal disputes in relation to Monsanto’s products in various countries. With the involvement of independent and renowned (legal) experts, the knowledge exchange between local victims and broader civil society was enhanced, and the Monsanto Tribunal reinforced social movement’s goals towards unveiling, and demanding justice for the negative effects caused by the global food system. The advisory opinion determined that Monsanto’s practices and products are in violation with international human rights standards and urged ‘ecocide’ to be recognized as a gross violation of human rights. The Monsanto Tribunal exemplified that there is an immediate need for structural change in the current global food system.
publisher Instituto de Investigación y Formación en Administración Pública (IIFAP-FCS-UNC)
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