The Law and Violence against Women in Politics

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ID6353992
AutoresJuliana Restrepo Sanín (0000-0002-1638-7524, University of Denver, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume14
Fascículo4
Páginas676-680
Data de publicação2018-12-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolitics & Gender (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1743-923X • E-ISSN: 1743-9248
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1743923x18000594
OpenAlexW2901872718
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas6

Latin America has been at the vanguard in implementing diverse strategies to combat violence against women in politics (VAWIP). In 2012, Bolivia became the first country to criminalize “political violence and harassment against women” with Law 243. Soon, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, and Mexico followed with similar proposals (Krook and Restrepo Sanín 2016). Despite high levels of criminal impunity (Piscopo 2016), legislative measures have been the preferred strategy to combat VAWIP within the region. The Inter-American Commission on Women (CIM) recently published a model law, drawing on experiences in Bolivia, to serve as inspiration for other legislative measures in the region. What can these legislative definitions tell us about the phenomenon of VAWIP, its limits, and its challenges

Commission · Criminology · Geography · Harassment · Impunity · Latin Americans · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vanguard · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

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