The legal figure of femicide and gender violence in Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction: Currently, statistics show the intensity of gender conflict in the country, reflected in various forms of violence against women. Therefore, the crime of femicide has been typified in the legislation of fourteen Latin American states; This is explained in the implementation of a political-conceptual strategy, which has been configured from feminist perspectives seeking to make society aware of the problem of violent deaths due to gender; seeking to reaffirm the commitments of States. Objectives: to establish that the criminalization of femicide has not managed to reduce the number of violent deaths of women in the country, and there is evidence of an increase in femicide. Methodology: This article provides a theoretical foundation on the legal and social background that motivated the emergence of the autonomous classification of femicide in Ecuador, distinguishing the impact that the classification of femicide has had on the levels of violent deaths of women in Ecuador. Results: Within the gender problem in the country, it has been reported  that the sanctions for domestic violence do not reflect the seriousness of the actions of the aggressors, who usually present a behavior determined by an intensified violence as the victim allows it and the time of aggression; urgently demanding the activation of the apparatus and state resources that allow women's rights,  is guaranteed in accordance with the regulations. Conclusions: The criminalization of femicide in Ecuador has not managed to reduce the number of violent deaths of women in the country, and there is evidence of an increase in femicide in the national territory. Specific area of study: Procedural law.