Article
English, Spanish
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oai:doaj.org/article:df01eccf2eb641b8b0b72d4a87e6b054>
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DOI: <
10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/sociojuridicos/a.9900>
Abstract
La Hispana colonial inheritance over gender inequality in marriage was summarised in the first Colombian civil code within the concept of marital power, in terms of husband’s rights over the person and property of women. It took almost a century to dismantle it legally, which was achieved by recognising this control as economic and heritage violence. Since 2008, such violence has been recognised as a form of violence against women; however, the data indicate a high incidence of economic and property violence by the partner or ex-partner, especially between separated and divorced women, and between women who are in de facto partnerships compared to married women. There is evidence of the cultural prevalence of patriarchal logic and also explains that this form of violence has received little institutional attention.