From Hammer of Witches to Belen’s Case

Authors

  • Pablo Ernesto Rossi Universidad de Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2019.0.19771

Keywords:

inquisition, crime, abortion, gender, law, Malleus Maleficarum

Abstract

The present article originates in the existence of an intimate relationship between the way in which crime is defined, and the procedure prescribed for its prosecution. From this perspective, it begins with an analysis of the guidelines provided in the Malleus Maleficarum (“Hammer of Witches”) for the torture of a woman charged with witchcraft. Then, it explores the connections between the content of the Malleus and the criminal prosecution of “Belen`s case”, focusing on the use of language in Argentinian doctrine about sexual abuse and other crimes. Finally, it poses questions about the underlying significances meanings in the prosecution of abortion, which still prevails in Argentinian current law.

Author Biography

Pablo Ernesto Rossi, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Docente e investigador de la  Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires; Director de un proyecto de investigación sobre interrupción legal del embarazo; Fiscal de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, República Argentina; Doctorando por la Universidad Católica Argentina

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Published

2018-05-29

How to Cite

Rossi, P. E. (2018). From Hammer of Witches to Belen’s Case. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (43), 77–89. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2019.0.19771

Issue

2018: Núm. 43 - jul - Dossier on political and judicial strategies in the debate for the legalization of abortion in Latin America, coordinated by J. Arosteguy and S. Deza

Section

Monographic Dossier

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