Femicide in Light of Roxin's Rational-finalist Theory

Realization of Fundamental Rights or Symbolic Legislation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v49n1a2021-54319

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Femicide, Criminology, Fundamental Rights

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze objectively and concisely the introduction of feminicide in the Brazilian legal system, going through a discussion about the role of criminology, its evolution especially in the treatment of women, and then verifying the need for incidence of the law. criminal law in the light of Roxin's finalist rational theory, and finally, whether such a law actually translates the realization of women's fundamental rights, or whether it would be a symbolic legislation, empty and ineffective. The research has a qualitative character, based on the reflections proposed here in a bibliographic survey, with consult to articles and reference works.

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Rodrigo Cavalcanti, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN

Mestrando em Direito Constitucional pela UFRN. Possui graduação em direito pela Universidade Potiguar. Advogado.

Artur Cortez Bonifácio, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN

Pós-Doutor pela Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Doutor em Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP). Juiz de Direito do Tribunal de Justiça do Rio Grande do Norte (TJRN). Professor da graduação e mestrado em Direito da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).

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Published

2021-09-07

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Cavalcanti, R., & Cortez Bonifácio, A. (2021). Femicide in Light of Roxin’s Rational-finalist Theory: Realization of Fundamental Rights or Symbolic Legislation. Journal of the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Uberlândia, 49(1), 596–618. https://doi.org/10.14393/RFADIR-v49n1a2021-54319

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Vol. 49 No. 1 (2021): Revista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

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