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An Act to consolidate the Law Relating to Crimes and Criminal Offenders (Victoria)

The Crimes Act is the principal Victorian criminal legislation setting out a range of criminal offences and penalties.  In relation to gender justice, the Act prohibits sexual violence and rape, stalking, sexual assault, rape, abortion (as amended by the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008) and female genital mutilation.  The Act also prohibits attempts and conspiracies to commit these offenses, and sets forth applicable procedures and defenses.  The Act previously contained a defense of “defensive homicide,” which was intended to, among other things, assist women who killed an abus

Bah v. Mukasey

Three plaintiffs from Guinea who underwent female genital mutilation (“FGM”) appealed decisions from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), which had denied their claims for relief and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture based on FGM.

Case nr B 4231-06

["A person who commits criminal acts as defined in Chapters 3, 4 or 6 against another person having, or have had, a close relationship to the perpetrator shall, if the acts form a part of an element in a repeated violation of that person's integrity and suited to severely damage that person's self-confidence, be sentenced for gross violation of integrity to imprisonment for at least six months and at most six years."] A woman was sentenced to three years imprisonment for having commissioned the genital mutilation of her daughter, and damages in the amount of 450 000 SEK were awarded to the

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act (Victoria)

The Charter aims to protect and promote the human rights set out in Part 2, including property rights and freedom from forced work (slavery), as well as the right to enjoy those human rights without discrimination.  With respect to any proposed new law, the Victorian Parliament must prepare a “statement of compatibility,” which must examine the proposed law’s compatibility (or incompatibility) with the human rights protected in the Charter.  While this statement has no effect on the validity of any law, it furthers the purpose of the Charter in promoting human rights.  Furthe

Child Care, Protection and Justice Act 2010, Chapter 26:03

The Child Care, Protection, and Justice Act regulates the care and protection of children, including regulation of: the responsibilities and rights of parents; the role of local authorities; prohibiting harmful practices; procedures when children are accused of crimes; establishment of a child justice court system; and general child welfare. Under Section 78, no child can be taken without the consent of a parent of custodial figure. Punishment for such a crime is up to 10 years imprisonment.

Claimant (on her own behalf and on behalf of her minor children) v. the State Secretary of Justice

The government had denied three of the claimant’s applications for residence under the Aliens Act 2000. The appeal stemmed from the dispute about whether the claimant’s minor daughter was at risk for inhuman treatment (specifically, FGM) in Chad under the European Convention on Human Rights. The claimant argued that her daughter was, as a Hadjarai woman, “very strongly” at risk of FGM, and she herself had been circumcised.

Codice Penal

The Italian Penal Code prohibits domestic violence (art. 572), female genital mutilation (art. 583), personal injury aggravated by permanent deformation or scarring of the face (art. 583 quinquies), harassment (art. 612 bis), the crime of illicit diffusion of sexually explicit images or videos without the consent of the persons represented (so-called revenge porn) (art. 612 ter). Punishable crimes against a person's freedom also include slavery and forced prostitution (art. 600), human trafficking (art. 601), sexual acts coerced through violence, threats, or abuse of authority  (art.

Código Criminal de España (última revision en 2015)

Spain criminalizes certain behaviors contrary to gender justice, such as the practicing of abortions without the patient’s consent, and female genital mutilation. In particular, Article 149 criminalizes female genital mutilation, establishing a penalty of six to twelve years in prison. Article 173 criminalizes the habitual physical or psychological violence exercised against a spouse or partner, punished with a penalty of six months to three years of prison (regardless of the penalty for any specific acts of violence that may have occurred).

Código Penal Capítulo II: Crimes Contra a Integridade Física e Psíquica (Mutilação genital feminine) (Penal Code: Crimes Against Physical Integrity)

Article 160(b) establishes that perpetrators of female genital mutilation are subject to sentences of 2-10 years in prison.

Artigo 160(b) estabelece que os autores de mutilação genital feminine estão sujeitos a sentenças de 2-10 anos de prisão.

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