Resumen

MONSALVE-BRICENO, Yoana. Femicide, indictment and sentence as State response to violence against women. ESPACIO ABIERTO [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.4, pp.134-149.  Epub 12-Jul-2024. ISSN 1315-0006.  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7430432.

The article approaches women protection through the criminl process, as an State response towards femicide. A broad vision is assumed on violence against women, including domestic abuse and family disputes considering feminine subordination as unequality, reviewing both prosecutor´s and judges´ decisions for indictement and sentences in femicide case. Judicial discourse about misogyny is evaluated as a possible motivation for femicide regarding hate or disrepute against women. It concludes with some reflections on State commitment with women as a class group desserving public attention and criminal liability on femicide, implying public investing for promoting control and prevention policies.

Palabras clave : Narrative; criminal process; public policy; gender; social control.

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