Da delegacia da mulher à Lei Maria da Penha: Absorção/tradução de demandas feministas pelo Estado

This article examines the responses of the State to feminist demands to combat domestic violence against women in Brazil since the mid-1980s. Three periods of institutional change are identified which have directly or indirectly shaped and reflected the contexts for state action: the creation of the...

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Main Author: Cecília MacDowell Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
Subjects:
law
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rccs/3759