A proteção da mulher no sistema penal português

: a aplicação de medidas de coação e de penas acessórias no crime de violência doméstica e nos crimes sexuais

Abstract

The fundamental aim of the following dissertation is the analysis of the application of measures of duress and accessory penalties to the crimes provided for by Articles 163 (Sexual Coercion) and 164 (Rape) of the Criminal Code. We will also check the possibility of an analogous application of the measures of duress and accessory penalties provided for the crime of domestic violence (article 152 of the Criminal Code) to the crime of rape, especially when both crimes happen simultaneously. We strongly believe that legislative intervention is necessary in order to ensure greater protection of victims of gender-based violence and, in particular, of victims of sexual crimes and domestic violence. This concern is established in the recent Istanbul Convention, which we will take into account throughout all this paper for its preponderant importance in the matter that we now propose to study.

Date of Award	16 Oct 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria da Conceição Cunha (Supervisor)