Abstract

This article examines how the Amazon Basin reveals structural tensions in international law in the Anthropocene. Rather than treating it as a bounded object of regulation or a regional case, it conceptualizes the Amazon as a planetary legal site where the limits of modern legal ordering become visible. Its ecological interdependence, transboundary dynamics, and indigenous territorial governance expose frictions with jurisdictional, epistemic, and normative assumptions of international law. The article identifies three tensions: between ecological interdependence and jurisdictional fragmentation; the marginalization of Indigenous legal orders within state-centered frameworks; and the persistence of anthropocentric legal reasoning. It proposes reorienting international law by approaching jurisdiction as relational, embracing epistemic pluralism, and recognizing ecological processes as sources of normative orientation.

Keywords

International Law Anthropocene Amazon Jurisdiction Indigenous Legal Pluralism Ecological Normative Orientation