The utopia of Rojava: A new world for stateless people

Bart van Klink

doi:10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1269

Autores/as

Bart van Klink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7465-9292

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1269

Palabras clave:

utopía, cambio jurídico, arte participativo, democracia, revolución

Resumen

Este artículo investiga cómo el arte participativo puede contribuir al cambio jurídico. Como estudio de caso, analiza el proyecto de Jonas Staal de la Cumbre del Nuevo Mundo de Rojava, una región (aun a día de hoy) autónoma del norte y el este de Siria. Ofrece un caso interesante, ya que invita al derecho a incluir lo que hasta ahora ha excluido. Para empezar, se aclara cómo se concibe el cambio dentro de los sistemas jurídicos basados en el Estado de Derecho. Aunque el derecho se resiste a los cambios radicales, está implicado en un proceso constante de adaptación a su entorno. A continuación, se comenta el proyecto de Staal de la Nueva Cumbre Mundial desde una perspectiva utópica. Su aparente imposibilidad es lo que lo hace tan valioso para el derecho y su desarrollo. Al erigir un parlamento para Rojava, presenta una imagen de cómo podría ser el orden internacional si las cosas fueran diferentes. Como tal, es un ejercicio de “creación de un mundo utópico”.

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Biografía del autor/a

Bart van Klink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Prof. Dr. B.M.J. (Bart) van Klink

Professor of Legal Methodology

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Faculty of Law

Department of Legal Theory and Legal History

De Boelelaan 1105

1081 HV Amsterdam

The Netherlands

eMail: b.van.klink@vu.nl

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