Abstract

PINO-MONTOYA, JOSÉ WILMAR. Contributions of Bartolomé de las Casas to the current theory of human rights. Hallazgos [online]. 2020, vol.17, n.33, pp.221-253. ISSN 1794-3841.  https://doi.org/10.15332/2422409x.5240.

The main thesis of this work is to discuss that the principles thought by Bartolomé de las Casas, which served to defend the natives of America from the acts of the Spaniards, start from the philosophical concept of man and from the arguments drawn, mainly, from the Aristotelian tradition, the theories of Thomas Aquinas, the contributions of Francisco de Vitoria, Christianity and his experience as a cleric and encomendero in the American lands. On the other hand, it aims to support that his thinking still contributes to the current reflection of human rights and to the construction and consolidation of contemporary democratic states.

Keywords : native; America; fundamental rights; man; natural law.

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