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Violencia contra la mujer y respuesta punitiva. Teoría feminista, consagración legal y estudio de casos.

Translated title of the contribution: Violence against women and punitive response. Feminist theory, legal protection and case studies

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Abstract

This paper examines how the criminal law punishes offenders when punishable conduct have committed against women. For this, first able I contextualize feminist theory and legal consecration of the instruments that protect the rights of women, ending with a case study, which are related to (i) the killing of Rosa Elvira Cely (Bogotá - Colombia 2012), preceded by violent sexual intercourse and torture used against her by Javier Velasco, (ii) violence sexual perpetrated by a spouse or life partner, and (iii) the “insult by way of fact”; is last name as the Colombian Supreme Court has described the shooting manipulation of female private parts.
Translated title of the contributionViolence against women and punitive response. Feminist theory, legal protection and case studies
Original languageSpanish
Article number40
Pages (from-to)95-113
Number of pages19
JournalDiálogos de saberes: Investigaciones y ciencias sociales
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

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