INFIRMITAS SEXUS, ANIMI LEVITAS. THE PUNISHMENT OF WOMEN UNDER THE “ANCIEN RÉGIME”

  • Silvia Alves Lisbon University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24861/2675-1038.v6i2.136

Abstract

The criminal law of the ancien régime, through law and doctrine, broadly enshrined the principle of favor sexus. The basis of this apparent privileged treatment (fragilitas, infirmitas) and the concrete solutions of an exclusively male law allow us to reflect on how nature constituted the alibi for a differentiated legal status and on the complexity and profound contradictions of the image and treatment of women criminals, then as now.

 

Published
2024-10-07
How to Cite
Alves, S. (2024). INFIRMITAS SEXUS, ANIMI LEVITAS. THE PUNISHMENT OF WOMEN UNDER THE “ANCIEN RÉGIME”. HUMANITIES AND RIGHTS GLOBAL NETWORK JOURNAL, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.24861/2675-1038.v6i2.136
Issue
Vol 6 No 2 (2024): Humanities and Rights Global Network Journal
Section
Dossier Criminal Justice Ethics and Knowledge. Special Editor Leonardo SIQUEIRA

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