WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE MARIA DA PENHA LAW: THE (IN) EFFECTIVENESS OF LAW 11.340/2006.

Abstract

The present article aims to open the discussion on human rights with regard to the family, more specifically within the subject of domestic violence and the protection of the person assaulted before and after the creation and implementation of the protection law called Maria da Penha. Through a bibliographic review, under the aegis of Brazilian legislation, especially the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and the Civil Code of 2002, as well as on the decisions of the courts that were a landmark on the subject. Thus, the objective of critically analyzing the human rights of women and the like before and after the Maria da Penha Law no. legislative and social position on family entities. Analyzing the jurisprudence before and after the creation of the law, the support and care given to victims and the time of the trial, as well as preliminary results after legislation.