Gendering Justice in the Chilean Courts: Institutional Developments and Legal Actors’ Perspectives.

This article examines how, why, and with what limitations judges have adopted a gendered perspective (perspectiva de género) in Chile. It addresses why the Supreme Court’s Secretariat of Gender and Nondiscrimination advocates for a particular understanding of the concept, how judges understand and a...

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Publicado en:Latin American Research Review Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 757 - 776
Autor principal: Parodi, Karime
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Dec2025
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