The Applicability of Maria da Penha Law From a Feminist Reading and Criticism of Human Rights

This paper aims to reflect on the face of domestic and family violence in Brazil from the Maria da Penha Law or Law 11.340 / 2006 and its application in a context dominated structurally and symbolically by patriarchy . Despite the existence of common laws that recognize the human rights of women exi...

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Main Authors: Paulo Cesar Correa Borges, Marcela Dias Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2015-12-01
Series:Revista de Direitos Humanos e Efetividade
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Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistadhe/article/view/116