Women in Guatemala’s Metropolitan Area: Violence, Law, and Social Justice

In this article I examine the legal framework for addressing violence against women in post war Guatemala. Since the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, judicial reform in Guatemala has included the passing of laws in the area of women‘s human rights, aimed at eliminating discrimination and violen...

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Main Author: Paula Godoy-Paiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brock University 2009-01-01
Series:Studies in Social Justice
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Online Access:http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/index.php/SSJ/article/view/966