The Femicide and the Challenges to the Effectiveness of the Law Maria da Penha: Judicial Discretion and Legal Culture of Judges in the Treatment of Domestic and Family Violence against Women
This article discusses the problem of femicide, emphasizing its bond with the cycle of domestic violence against women. The denial and underuse of the institutes stated in the Law Maria da Penha is the consequence of a traditional legal culture that deals this problem as a private issue and faces th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Revista de Teorias da Justiça, da Decisão e da Argumentação Jurídica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistateoriasjustica/article/view/1690 |