REFORMS IN LOCAL POLITICS IN ECUADOR AROUND THE CRIME OF FEMICIDE ; Reformas en la política local de Ecuador, en torno al delito de femicidio

Abstract

The main objective of this research has focused on determining the classification of femicide in Ecuador, considering the relevance of international conventions on women's rights in 2020, which allows proposing new reforms for the prevention and eradication of this type of crime. It also sought to identify the constitutive dimensions that intervene in the Ecuadorian legislation on femicide, including the legal and political controversies whose classification has generated, from social constructivism, determining if judicial processes for femicide developed in Ecuador are consistent with the proposals and commitments included in the international conventions on the rights of women.Each of the aspects included in this study was based on the paradigm of social constructivism, based on the legal construction that encompasses national legislation, analyzing the opinion of various experts in this area, which allowed us to delve into the problem of femicide from its classification and penalization. The results allowed to conclude that despite the classification of this crime in Ecuadorian legislation and the provisions established by international treaties, the issue of femicide in Ecuador continues to be a problem that results in effective State action. ; El objetivo principal de esta investigación se ha enfocado en determinar la tipificación del femicidio en Ecuador, considerando la relevancia de los convenios internacionales sobre los derechos de la mujer en el año 2020, lo cual permita proponer nuevas reformas para la prevención y erradicación de este tipo de delito. Se buscó, además identificar las dimensiones constitutivas que intervienen en la legislación ecuatoriana sobre el femicidio, incluyendo las controversias jurídicas y políticas cuya tipificación ha generado, desde el constructivismo social, determinando si procesos judiciales por femicidio desarrollados en Ecuador son coherentes con los planteamientos y compromisos incluidos en las Convenciones internacionales sobre los derechos de la mujer. Cada uno de ...