"What Guarantees Do We Have?" Legal Tolls and Persistent Impunity for Feminicide in Guatemala

Guatemala has one of the highest levels of killings of women and impunity for violence against women in the world. Despite laws created to protect women, Guatemala, like other countries, generally fails at implementation. This article examines justice system obstacles in contemporary Guatemala to pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Latin American Politics and Society. in. - University of Miami. - 58(2016), 4, Seite 31-55
1. Verfasser: Walsh, Shannon Drysdale (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Menjívar, Cecilia
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Latin American Politics and Society. in
Schlagworte:Law Behavioral sciences Social sciences Political science
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