The nature of female genital mutilation according to the Istanbul Convention and other international instruments
The paper deals with the nature of female genital mutilation (FGM) as a highly gendered, harmful practice, which has in the meantime been formalized as a crime. Especially the Istanbul Convention is regarded as the driving force behind this legal development. But beyond that, this Conventio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and Prometej-Beograd
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2023/1450-66372301075M.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper deals with the nature of female genital mutilation (FGM) as a
highly gendered, harmful practice, which has in the meantime been formalized
as a crime. Especially the Istanbul Convention is regarded as the driving
force behind this legal development. But beyond that, this Convention, as
well as the Convention of Belem do Para and the Maputo Protocol before that,
have defined and located the very nature of FGM within the violence against
women. By doing so, prior (false) beliefs and attempts to legitimize them
due to cultural, social or religious reasons have become obsolete. The aim
of this paper is to show the nature of FGM within the aforementioned
instruments. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 2406-0941 |