A LEI MARIA DA PENHA COMO INSTRUMENTO DE PROTEÇÃO AOS DIREITOS HUMANOS.

Abstract

The patriarchal-capitalist society is characterized by relations of inequality between women and men, where predominate, as rule ,the submission of woman, which , in turn, is ratified, particularly by gender violence. This ends up becoming as an expression of the social question and, therefore of State s responsibility, to avoid of any kind of violence. This research has as main scope analyze the inter-American system of human rights protection, under the protection of women s perspective, studying its appearance, structure and organs, international documents ratified by the Brazilian State whose goal is to prevent and punish acts of violence and protect women in vulnerable situation. The Maria da Penha Law will be analyzed, in the case of the main innovations and advances brought by it.