1st Edition
Land, Control and Transnational Corporations Local Communities and the Adequate Standard of Living
Foreword by Jérémie Gilbert and Olga Martín-Ortega; Part I. Introduction; 1. Introduction; 2. Context and Concepts: The Global Rush for Land, Transnational Corporations, and Local Communities; Part II. The Control of Land by Transnational Corporations in Latin America; 3. The Control of Land by Transnational Corporations through Global Value Chains: Market and Technology Power; 4. The Impact of Land Control on Local Communities: Power Relationships Among Actors and the Role of the Host State; Part III. The Right to Land within International Human Rights Law; 5. The Right to Land of Indigenous Peoples and Peasants; Part IV. Reclaiming the Element of Control: Towards an Evolutive Interpretation of the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living; 6. Foundations for a Reinterpretation of Human Rights Standards; 7. The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living: Setting the Scene for a Comprehensive Scope of Land Protection under Article 11 International Covenant Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); Part V A Human Right to –Control–Land; 8. A Human Right to –Control– Land; 9. The Proposal: A Human Right to Control Land; Conclusions
Biography
Verónica Torres-Marenco is an adjunct professor in international human rights law at the Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia.
