Criminalisation of femicide/feminicide in Latin American countries
The use of expressions femicide and feminicide, mainly developed by academics in the sociological and anthropological fields as well as by feminist activists, have become frequent in the areas of law and public policy in Latin American countries. This article seeks to analyse the challenges currentl...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositório: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | italiano |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:196240 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/196240 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.14664/rcvs/724 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Femicide Feminicide Latin American countries New crimes |
| Resumo: | The use of expressions femicide and feminicide, mainly developed by academics in the sociological and anthropological fields as well as by feminist activists, have become frequent in the areas of law and public policy in Latin American countries. This article seeks to analyse the challenges currently faced regarding the interpretation and application of these new criminal offences in various countries, considering the strong questioning they have often received from the criminal law field. For this purpose, the article analyses briefly the origin and development of the expressions of femicide/feminicide, are as well as the main characteristics and problems of the new crimes and their incipient legal interpretation and application. |
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