Entre mangos y oro: reformando el sistema de propiedad de los minerales

AutorEnrique Pasquel Rodriguez
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Reforming the mineral ownership system in Perú”. La traducción fue realizada por Camilo Clavijo Jave,
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** Abogado. Master of Law (LL.M) por la Universidad de Yale.
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minerales del subsuelo en los países pobres.
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13 En el Perú, las víctimas del trabajo forzoso de la minería eran, principalmente, gente de los Andes. Los esclavos
fueron traídos por la Corona Española, pero por lo general fueron asignados a trabajar en la agricultura en la
costa. Los esclavos africanos no estaban acostumbrados a los rigores del clima de los Andes, por lo que los
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promulgó un decreto que establecía que todas las minas que anteriormente pertenecían a la Corona se
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Gran Colombia en 1831, las nuevas repúblicas heredaron ese marco jurídico. MORA CONTRERAS, Jesús.
“El Derecho de Propiedad de los Hidrocarburos en Venezuela: Origen y Tradición Jurídica”. En: Revista
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20 GHERSI, Enrique. “La propiedad del subsuelo”.
21 " -'1%HL>IAk(BG>K\:>GE:$G=>I>G=>GFIK:G:->I`;EB<: g>E:
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22 Una manera popular de contratar trabajadores para la minería fue el “enganche”, donde los reclutadores iban
a las comunidades para reclutar gente para reclutar en las minas. Muchos historiadores han descrito estos
contactos, en los que los reclutadores y los propietarios de las minas se aprovechaban de la desinformación
de los campesinos para hacerlos trabajar en condiciones terribles y con retribuciones que no eran seguras.
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