Steps on the path of feminist liberation
The fight requires favorable rulings. But, the end of oppression will only come with the fall of patriarchy and capitalism. Along the history, women were conquering various rights they must be defended today, and the feminist movement has been expanding and, objectively, breaking with capitalism, an outdated system. Despite various advances and legal recognition, The task today is unfinished.
Impregnated within a patriarchal legal system principles, and it responds to the same structure that affects us all, as workers and as women, double oppression is present.
Despite this, progress thanks to the feminist movement within the judiciary are also present. A few days ago a hundred professors and lecturers from universities across Spain protested the exclusion of women in the Supreme Court, and they denounced the policy of inequality in the General Council of the Judiciary to choosing judges and magistrates of the judicial dome.
…impregnated legal system by patriarchal principles…
We add a Supreme Court, by which is disabled during 10 years, custody a man who is convicted of attempted murder, for trying to kill his ex-wife in front of her two children. But it is necessary to clarify, and like everything in the struggle of women, the path that has been followed to reach this important ruling has not been a "bed of roses". Is the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court which includes such failure, but they have had to spend three bodies to agree the penalty of disqualification of custody following an appeal by the Prosecutor, before, Palencia Provincial Court ruled only temporary restraining order.
further, in this particular case, and many other, It puts at risk the lives of women, and the sons, precisely because this woman was assaulted when going to enforce the agreed visitation with his father and bring their children, despite being receiving constant threats by the convicted. As an example, You can also mention "For Maria". A mother accused the father in Uruguay sexist abuse and sexual abuse the child, and father denounced his former partner by "Child abduction" in a court of Vielha. The affair ended in an international dispute ruled that mother and daughter had to return to Spain and audience of Lleida definitely filed complaints of sexual abuse of the child and male violence against mother last February and gave custody to the father.
…choose judges by popular vote, and there juries a decisive presence of women in judicial fields…
Sadly, in relation to legal developments, It is easier to see news like the following, "A professor is discarded for the Supreme in favor of a recorder with lower CV", "The CGPJ wants the Supreme aupar a judge with less merit than the first academic magistrate of Spain", "Women have only occupied one fifth of the seats in their CGPJ 40 Years of History ".
So it is necessary to highlight the achievements to celebrate, also keep in mind that the way to reach them has not been easy. The engine that has led us to obtain these rights gains, certainly they have not been any of the three powers that form our government institutions, but a triumph over women's movement, nor none of these three powers will do for turn all those previous news, while the regime remains. Only profound changes like choosing judges by popular vote, and there juries a decisive presence of women in judicial areas there may be changes in the direction of a bottom outlet: that capitalism and patriarchy fall together.
Laura Jaén
