Protection of the human rights of victims of sexual abuse: an approach from the field of jurisprudence

The objective of this article is to acknowledge the violation of the human rights of victims of sexual abuse, on the basis of a review of the legislation and main rulings issued by the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Court, as well as by the Inter-American Court of Human Ri...

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Autores:
Estrada Jaramillo, Lina Marcela
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2012
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/72017
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/72017
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/36489/
Palabra clave:
sexual abuse
legal fetishism
legal processes
expert testimony
rulings
interdisciplinary work
abuso sexual
fetichismo legal
procesos judiciales
prueba pericial
sentencias
trabajo interdisciplinario
Rights
openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The objective of this article is to acknowledge the violation of the human rights of victims of sexual abuse, on the basis of a review of the legislation and main rulings issued by the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Court, as well as by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. This issue is of great interdisciplinary relevance since victims require the support of professionals from the fields of law, forensic medicine, psychology, and social work so that their rights are recognized and valued by society and the administration of justice.