La implementación del feminicidio en el derecho penal y sus efectos en la sociedad Colombiana

Abstract

The implementation of feminicide as an autonomous punishable conduct in the Colombian legal system is a product of the evolution of the concept of violence against women and its high rates, initially leading to jurisprudential development and subsequently to the issuance of Law 1761 of 2015 known as the Rosa Elvira Cely Law, which formally contemplates feminicide as a crime in the country, determines the principles that will govern the investigation and stipulates the procedure for judging it, as well as the actions that the authorities must deploy in order to develop investigation properly. Therefore, feminicide as a crime is of vital importance for criminal law, demonstrating with its implementation a recognition of guarantees and protection of the rights of women victims of repeated violence. However, it is essential that the legislator and the high courts include additional guidelines that promote the establishment of specific cases in which feminicide exists and is judged in such terms.