The bhopal disaster: risks and vulnerabilities in transfer of technologies and the right to know
| Autor | Ellara Valentini Wittckind - Juliane Altmann Berwig - Wilson Engelmann |
| Cargo | Master's degree in Public Law from UNISINOS (São Leopoldo-RS) - Research Line: Society, New Rights and Transnationalization, Postgraduate in Law and Labor Process by URI (Santo Ângelo- -RS), Lawyer, Law and Process Work, Critical Philosophy, Critical Sociology, especially from the studies of Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser. Email: ellarav@hotmail... |
| Páginas | 293-316 |
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Ellara Valentini Wittckind
Master’s degree in Public Law from UNISINOS (São Leopoldo-RS) - Research Line: Society, New
Rights and Transnationalization, Postgraduate in Law and Labor Process by URI (Santo Ângelo-
-RS), Lawyer, Law and Process Work, Critical Philosophy, Critical Sociology, especially from the
studies of Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser.
Email: ellarav@hotmail.com
Juliane Altmann Berwig
PhD student in Law at the University of Vale dos Sinos with a scholarship by the Coordina-
tion for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes) by the Program of Academic
Excellence (Proex). Master in Law from the Vale do Rio dos Sinos University, specialist in
National and International Environmental Law from the Federal University of the State of
Rio Grande do Sul and a Law Degree from the University of Santa Cruz do Sul. Professor at
the FEEVALE University Law School. Researcher in the Environmental area with emphasis
on Risk Theory and Nanotechnology. President of the Gaucha Association of Lawyers of
Environmental Business Law AGAAE. Author of the book
Email: juliane@berwig.com.br
http://dx.doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v14i30.1185
THE BHOPAL DISASTER: RISKS AND VULNER-
ABILITIES IN TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES
AND THE RIGHT TO KNOW
Wilson Engelmann
Doctor and Master in Public Law by the Post-Graduate Program in Law (Master and Docto-
rate) of the University of Vale dos Sinos River - UNISINOS / RS / Brazil; Professor of this
same program of activities: “Legal Transformations of Private Relations” (Master’s degree)
and “The Challenges of Contemporary Transformations of Private Law” (Doctorate); Exe-
cutive Coordinator of the Professional Master’s Degree in Business and Business Law from
Unisinos; Leader of the JUSNANO Research Group (CNPq); Research Productivity Scholar
at CNPq. E-mail: wengelmann@unisinos.br
ABSTRACT
Technological disasters, since its origin in the Industrial Revolution, are
part of the reality of society, with frequent losses from the loss of lives to
the compromise of ecosystem services. These events carry the lesson that
the development of technologies must be accompanied by the diagnosis
of their risks through the balance between knowledge and safety, the
likelihood and potentiality of their damages. In this context, the article
the second moment to analyze the disasters under the systemic aspect that
marks the society of risk. Therefore, we will use bibliographical research
and the systemic-constructivist matrix as a methodology to demonstrate
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the complexity surrounding disaster risk prevention strategies, taking into
account technology transfer between states and pre-existing vulnerabilities.
Keywords: disasters; Bhopal; technological risks; right to know.
O DESASTRE DE BHOPAL: RISCOS E VULNERABILIDADES NA
TRANSFERÊNCIA DE TECNOLOGIAS E O DIREITO DE SABER
Resumo: Os desastres tecnológicos, desde sua origem na Revolução
Industrial, fazem parte da realidade da sociedade, com frequentes
prejuízos que partem da perda de vidas ao comprometimento de serviços
ecossistêmicos. Estes eventos trazem a lição de que o desenvolvimento
das tecnologias deve vir acompanhado pelo diagnóstico de seus riscos,
mediante o contrapeso entre o conhecimento e a segurança, entre a
probabilidade e potencialidade de seus danos. Diante deste contexto, o
e, num segundo momento, analisar os desastres sob o aspecto sistêmico
que marca a sociedade de risco. Diante disso, se utilizará da pesquisa
de demonstrar a complexidade que circunda as estratégias de prevenção
de riscos de desastres, tendo em conta a transferência de tecnologia entre
Estados e as vulnerabilidades preexistentes.
Palavras-chave: desastres; Bhopal; riscos tecnológicos; direito de saber.
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