The criminalization of trafficking in women: Protection of women of reinforcement of gender violence? [A criminalização do tráfico de mulheres: Proteção das mulheres ou reforço da violência de gênero?]

Cadernos Pagu
2008, Pages 101-123

The criminalization of trafficking in women: Protection of women of reinforcement of gender violence? [A criminalização do tráfico de mulheres: Proteção das mulheres ou reforço da violência de gênero?] (Article)

de Castilho E.W.V.*

^a Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Brasilia (UNB), Brasilia, Brazil

Abstract

The content of 23 judicial decisions reached between 2004 and 2008, in cases of trafficking women for prostitution (article 231 of the Penal Code) is analysed in the theoretical context of the Feminist Critical Criminology to verify if the judges evaluate the facts in the gender perspective, so that the discrimination and violence against women is not reinforced. The analysis reveals ambiguous positions between respect for sexual freedom/human dignity and the protection of public morality, as well the overvictimization of women, which calls into question the effectiveness of the penal law enforcement in the prevention of trafficking.

Author Keywords

Criminalization Judicial decision Trafficking in women Gender Prostitution

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-60849101071&partnerID=40&md5=1cb4dd8c4d997c1fb3a390449bc04158

ISSN: 01048333

Cited by: 5

Original Language: Portuguese