Notes on theoretical and legal concepts of femicide

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/redes.v9i2.7250

Keywords:

Femicide, Feminist Theory, Criminal Law, Law 13.104/15

Abstract

The category of femicide, used to designate the deaths of women resulting from gender-based violence, has won, in Brazil, broad support in the social sciences, feminist political practice and law. Despite this wide acceptance, there is no consensus as to its precise meaning and conceptual scope. Although it is understandable that there are many interpretations when a concept is used as a political instrument, using a vague definition in the space of scientific research and law can lead to problematic consequences. This work therefore aims to deconstruct the term and highlight the difficulties arising from the imprecise definition of this phenomenon. Further, theoretically, we intend to bring methodological suggestions that collaborate with continuing research on the theme, and a legal interpretation (within the scope of the law) is proposed for the Brazilian typification, which fulfills the intentions of feminist theory and militancy, yet without signifying an ipso facto strengthening of penal punitivism.

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Mariana Barrêto Nóbrega de Lucena, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutora em Ciências Criminais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Mestra em Ciências Jurídicas pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba.

Ney Fayet de Souza Júnior, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Direito Público pela Universidade do Rio dos Sinos. Mestre em Ciências Criminais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Fez estágio pós-doutoral em Criminologia na Universitat Pompeu Fabra e em História na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Professor de Direito Penal e Criminologia na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

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Published

2021-07-23

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)

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