Episteme of human rights as a conceptual framework for evaluating formal and informal social control practices
Abstract
This study analyzes the impact of formal and informal social control mechanisms on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of political, economic, and social tensions. From a hermeneutic-legal approach, it examines practices such as state surveillance, the instrumentalization of laws, and the implementation of control technologies, identifying their relationship with fundamental guarantees. The research highlights the episteme of human rights as a critical framework capable of balancing security demands with respect for human dignity, emphasizing the need to articulate strategies that prevent exclusion and promote justice. It also addresses the challenges associated with formal control mechanisms, such as the restriction of fundamental freedoms, and explores universal values as guides for these policies toward more inclusive and rights-respecting approaches. The study concludes that formal and informal social control mechanisms, far from being neutral tools, directly influence the dynamics of human rights promotion and protection. Therefore, it proposes the episteme of human rights as an indispensable tool for analyzing and redesigning these practices, promoting structural changes that contribute to more just and democratic societies
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