Hermeneutic epistemic injustice towards women-victims of sexual and physical violence in Ecuador's justice administration system

Within the justice system, asymmetrical power relations make the testimonies of women/victims of harassment and sexual and domestic violence appear unconvincing to courts and judges. Based on an analysis of an action for protection and two court rulings, this article reveals a framework of epistemic...

• Autor Principal: Bowen Manzur, Consuelo María (author)
• Formato: article
• Idioma: spa
• Publicado: 2025
• Subjects: acoso sexual e intrafamiliar; epistemología feminista; injusticia epistémica hermenéutica; Paola Guzmán contra Ecuador; violencia de género; Este artículo contiene insumos del artículo titulado “Injusticia epistémica hermenéutica hacia las mujeres-víctimas o la justicia que no comprende en Ecuador”, realizado por la autora previa obtención de su título de la Maestría en Victimología y Justicia Restaurativa del Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales; sexual and domestic harassment; feminist epistemology; hermeneutic epistemic injustice; Paola Guzmán vs. Ecuador; gender violence; This article contains input from the article entitled “Epistemic hermeneutic injustice towards women victims or the justice that does not understand in Ecuador”, written by the author after obtaining her Master's degree in Victimology and Restorative Justice from the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales
• Acceso en liña: https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/368