Article
English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
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oai:doaj.org/article:faa4fc94a1844e47a35658f89abc558e>
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DOI: <
10.29293/rdfg.v7i02.314>
Abstract
Este work, which is part of the field of studies in law and literature, aims to investigate to what extent the representation of women in the narratives produced by the community and established in their social imaginary can legitimise violence against women and, as a result, collaborate towards the ineffectiveness of the application of the criminal law in force in Brazilian law. It is based on the conditions offered by the field of law and literature to examine theoretical questions relating to the representation of women and the social imaginary. As a result, the study of a case that has been carried out is presented: the different versions of the history of Leocádia – criminal and funeral narrative of the city of Guanambi – are analysed; discussed the data obtained from the survey of the number of murders committed in the municipality in 2014 and the corresponding juries that have already taken place; and finally, on the basis of such data, the effectiveness of the right in protecting women was assessed. That leads to the conclusion that the ineffectiveness of the application of criminal law in protecting women is linked to the absence of judicial service and to violence justified by the victim’s guilt, resulting in impunity for the aggressor.