This edited collection discusses the rule of law in the Amazon and the capabilities of the region’s sovereign states to police their territory considering security matters. Comprised of nine countries, including a European Union member, the Amazon region features states facing political instability, poverty, social inequalities, high levels of corruption, and lack of trust by their populations. This context is aggravated by the presence of criminal organizations operating there and shaping transnational bonds. Notably, the world’s foremost cocaine-producing countries—Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia—are located in the region, presenting related turmoil and instability. Moreover, as home to the largest rainforest on Earth and the widest biodiversity, the region is an object of concern due to environmental reasons. The protection of these natural resources as well as the traditional peoples living there is intertwined with issues of development, security, and policing.The book delves into questions on the international agenda, such as: how is it possible to sustain the rule of law in the Amazon? What are the states’ capabilities for controlling the territory and enforcing the law? How do these states deal with the growing urban violence in the region? What are the capabilities of public authorities for proposing laws and policies, and judicial systems to process, prevent, and suppress different crimes such as drug dealing, smuggling, human trafficking, terrorism, and environmental crimes?The book fills a gap in English-language scholarship exploring the context of the rule of law in the Amazon and the impact on policing activities. It is ideal for a wide range of audiences, including policing scholars, law enforcement and community leaders, and students focusing on criminal justice and the Amazon.
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This edited collection discusses the rule of law in the Amazon and the capabilities of the region’s sovereign states to police their territory considering security matters.
Introduction: Why the Rule of Law?Vicente Riccio and Guilherme Lopes da CunhaPart I: Crime, Violence, and the Rule of Law in the Amazon1 – Rule of Law and Environmental Crimes in the Southern AmazonasVicente Riccio, Giuseppe Giura, Deborah De Felice, Dorlí João Marques, and Antonio Gelson de Oliveira Nascimento2 – The State, Indigenous Communities, and Illicit Economic Activities in the Peruvian Amazon Oscar Espinosa3 – Devastating Devastation: Impact of Crime in the Colombian AmazonJuan Carlos Ruiz-Vásquez and Rubén Sánchez David 4 – The Use of Intelligence for Mapping the Activities of Criminal Organizations in the AmazonRodrigo Costa Yehia Castro, Giuseppe Giura, Fabio Licata, Sandro Sarkis, and Vicente Riccio5 – Ecuador’s Presence in the Amazon: Security, Weak Institutions, Questioned Capabilities, and Strategic OpportunitiesKatalina Barreiro Santana and Diego Pérez Enríquez 6 – Strategic Resources, Border Economies, Transnational Dynamics, and Threats in the Amazon: The Case of Lago Agrio in EcuadorMilton Reyes Herrera and Patricio Trujillo Montalvo 7 – Policing Indigenous Lands Impacted by Hydroelectrical Dams in the Brazilian State of RondôniaRafael Ademir Oliveira de Andrade, Artur de Souza Moret, and Jean Carlo Silva dos Santos 8 – A Polycentric Governance Model Through the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization: Capabilities for Tackling Transnational ThreatsCarlos Alfredo Lazary Teixeira, Guilherme Lopes da Cunha, and Fábio Albergaria de QueirozPart II – Policing Challenges in the Amazon9 – Being a Policewoman in the Amazon: Motivations and Everyday RoutinesLudmila Ribeiro and Alexandre M.A. Martins10 – Procedural Justice Perceptions and Use of Force at the Civil Police of AmazonasEduardo Magrone, Vicente Riccio, Wagner Silveira Rezende, and Mario Aufiero11 – Pressure on the Brazilian Amazon Border and State Discretion in Granting Asylum to VenezuelansJanaína de Mendonça FernandesPart III – Law and the Environmental Protection in the Amazon12 – Intellectual Property Rights Legislation as a Source of Inequality: A Case Study Based on Natural Genetic Resources From the Amazon RegionMarcos Vinício Chein Feres13 – The Environmental Protection in French Guiana: Normative Scheme and Stakes Frédéric Bondil, Carole Hassoun, Mathilde Kamal-Girard, and Jean-Philippe Vauthier14 – Logospiracy in the Legal Amazon Raimundo Pontes Filho15 – The Brazilian Amazon Between Geopolitics and Law Guilherme Sandoval Góes and Antonio dos Santos
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ISBN
9781032361932
Publisert
2024-11-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Innbundet
Antall sider
28

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Vicente Riccio holds a doctorate in Sociology from Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro and was the coordinator of the graduate program of Law and Innovation at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2017–2023), Brazil. He also has worked as a consultant for many public institutions in Brazil, such as the Ministry of Justice, Public Security Secretary of Rio de Janeiro, and Civil Police of Amazonas. His research interests are police reform, legal systems in developing democracies, media, justice, and video evidence. He has organized Police and Society in Brazil (Routledge) book, coedited with Wesley Skogan (Northwestern University). He has also published articles and book chapters in international and Brazilian publications.

Guilherme Lopes da Cunha holds a Postdoctoral in International Relations at the University of Brasília (UnB), PhD, and MA in International Political Economy at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He is a Professor at the Brazilian War College (ESG), and the Brazilian Defense College (ESD), at the Ministry of Defense of Brazil. He has organized Brazil in the Geopolitics of Amazonia and Antarctica (Lexington Books), coedited with Fábio Albergaria de Queiroz (Brazilian Defense College), and Ana Flávia Barros-Platiau (University of Brasilia).