LSJ/SIS 322: HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA COURSE WORKSPACE Summer 2010 Alejandro Cerón

Class outline Participation self-evaluation Feedback from Monday Land rights Video (about 23’) Neoliberalism Intro to Human rights governance

Land rights (1) Janvry & Saudolet (2002)

Land rights (2) Janvry & Saudolet (2002)

Land rights (3) Frankema (2006)

Land rights (4) Alonzo (2009) [1,500+ cases]

Land rights (5) Land Reform National Initiatives Consideration to Redistributive Market oriented National Initiatives Security of tenure Land markets Land reform Linking land policy to other public policies Consideration to Natural resource management Gender Indigenous peoples lands Conflict prevention

A partially related quote… “Indigenas are generally regarded as remnants of Venezuela’s racial and social roots, persons who still dwell in a prior historical realm. For them citizenship is not a present and given reality but a status that is deferred; it lies in a future that can be accessed only once indigenas become modern” (p. 175) Racialized citizenship From: Briggs, Chares and Clara Mantini-Briggs (2003). Stories in the time of cholera. University of California Press.

What is neoliberalism? Market fundamentalism “A program for destroying collective structures which may impede the pure market logic” Pierre Bourdieu’s article ”[policies aiming at turning] the world into one big mall where they can buy Indians here, women there ..." and he might have added, children, immigrants, workers or even a whole country like Mexico.” (citing EZLN leader S.C. Marcos) Globalexchange.org

Reviewing neoliberalism from Prof. Mathew Spark Top-down definition: It is a dominant policy-making rule-set that represents a return, under new global conditions, to the free market liberalism of the 19th c. There are 10 main neoliberal top-down ‘commandments’ expand free trade - ‘free trade = freedom’ privatize public services - ‘biz efficiency’ deregulate business - ‘cut red tape’ cut public spending - ‘austerity’& ‘shrink government’ reduce and flatten taxes - ‘business friendly climate’ encourage foreign investment - ‘reduce capital controls’ de-unionize - ‘right to work’ & ‘flexibility’ export led development - ‘trade not aid’ reduce inflation - ‘price stability’ property rights - laws against ‘expropriation’ & ‘IPR’ abuse 10

Reviewing neoliberalism from Prof. Mathew Spark Bottom up definition: It is a form of government that systematically encourages and rewards forms of subjectivity or self-definition that are individualized There are 3 main neoliberal codes of self-definition One must be entrepreneurial One must be self-reliant as well as self-promotional One must be responsible about managing one’s health 11

Human rights governance When human rights violations occur, where can you go to demand justice? General overview Inter-American System National Human Rights Institutions Transnational networks Non-governmental organizations Governments

For next week: Readings Students’ Presentations (5-10 minutes) Linda Reif’s article on National Human Rights Institutions Focus on introduction and conclusions and Latin American Countries Link to National Human Rights Institutions Students’ Presentations (5-10 minutes) National Human Rights Institutions (Monday) Overview of the website (purpose, history, activities, strengths and weaknesses). Examples of their reports and/or publications Inter-American Human Rights Court (Wednesday) Find one case Overview of the case, actors involved and outcomes

For next class: one volunteer for each Country National Human Rights Institution (Presenting on Monday) IACHR (Comission or Court) (Presenting on Wednesday) Argentina Drew Ava Bolivia Elizabeth Brazil Aman Chile Becca West Colombia Amanda Adam Cuba Brian, Erin Guatemala Oliver Mexico Sergio Peru Milagros Christina