Femicide, Femicide and Hate on the agenda: The murder of women in Latin America

Abstract

The object of analysis of this work is to understand the criminal type of feminicide, in its set of applicability, in comparative terms in the scope of Law in Latin America between 2007-2020. The objective is to analyze how feminicide appears in its legal and political-institutional understanding as a crime that reverberates social reprobability, but which, in the end, presents distortions in the terminology and definitions adopted in eighteen countries in Latin America. Methodologically, a comparative study of rights in legal institu tes is proposed, combining exposure and confrontation in three phases: Analytical (in which institutional, criminological and gendered dimensions of feminicide laws in Latin America are observed), integrative (in terms of the conjunctions of the system protective of women and combating violence) and conclusive (to build arguments on the limits and perspectives in the face of similarities and differences). The research results indicate a strong emphasis on criminalization without necessarily articulating with programs and policies to combat violence, without cohesion in the theoretical use of the adopted terms, as well as in the difficulty in defining the gender of the aggressor agent. On the other hand, the limits in Latin America are carried out by its typification as an autonomous crime, which shows greater reprobability, as well as highlights guiding circumstances based on gender, removing biological dimensions. The originality of the work lies in comparatively delimiting the application in the legal and political scope of criminal classification still under construction, identifying common bases, differences, controversies and proposals.