Inapplicability of probation in the criminal law for violence against women

Abstract

Violence against women is present in all societies of the world, constituting one of the most brutal manifestations of gender inequality. Criminal law is a qualified instrument for the protection of particularly important legal rights. With this in mind, it seems necessary to take into account the possibility that their expansion may be due, at least in part, to the emergence of new legal interests - new interests or new pre-existing interests’ valuations and to the increase in value experienced by some Of those that existed previously, that could legitimize their protection through the Criminal Law. A primary objective to eliminate androcentric 235 Revista Acadêmica Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Ceará sociocultural patterns is the incorporation of a gender perspective in the provision of justice, from the field of labor relations to the issuance of resolutions and sentences, through the treatment of victims and the treatment of the causes. The Inter-American Convention to Prevent, Punish, and Eradicate Violence against Women, Belém do Pará Convention, provides for the obligation of States to adopt, by all appropriate means and without delay, policies aimed at preventing, punishing and eradicating such violence, This is compounded by the need to establish fair and effective legal procedures for women who have been subjected to violence, including, inter alia, protective measures, timely adjudication and effective access to such procedures.