A transformação do ordenamento jurídico brasileiro após o Caso Maria da Penha

Abstract

The a priori perception of the end of impunity for the aggressor clearlyhelps to prevent violence. Herein lies the importance of the social transformationof law. This article analyzes the main transformations of the Brazilian legal sys-tem in an attempt to combat domestic and family violence against women, asa consequence of the condemnation that Brazil suffered on April 4, 2001, by theInter-American Commission on Human Rights, in the Case of Maria da Penha. Itwill be demonstrated that the former situation of neglect and disrespect for wo-men’s rights in Brazil has been gradually rectified over the years since, havingnow reached an adequate level of legislative protection.

A literature review of the role of forensic linguistics in gender-based violent crimes in Italy

“…Before we begin to examine the ways in which forensic linguistics can support communication between professionals and victims, two considerations are worth mentioning. First, even when several professionals work in close contact with GBV victims, they rarely detect violence in its overall context (Daré, 2021; Commissione parlamentare di inchiesta sul femminicidio, nonché su ogni forma di violenza di genere, 2021; Perez Trujillo & Ross, 2008); and when they do, they often minimise it (Commissione parlamentare di inchiesta sul femminicidio, nonché su ogni forma di violenza di genere, 2021, p. 44). Canning (2021) analyses the linguistic choices found in a 2010 corpus of judicial reports of domestic violence.…”