Excision (female genital mutilation) is a very ancient practice whose exact origins are still unknown. The purposes of this essay are: 1) To explain the main reasons why some immigrants still perpetrate it on their daughters, also showing how this practice changes with the geographical area and with time; 2) To analyse the legal response to this practice in France, through a qualitative study of the judgements pronounced by the main criminal courts of the country: the Tribunal correctionnel and the Cour d’Assises
Immigrazione, escissione e diritto in Francia / L. Bellucci. - In: SOCIOLOGIA DEL DIRITTO. - ISSN 0390-0851. - 33:3(2006), pp. 183-199.
Immigrazione, escissione e diritto in Francia
L. BellucciPrimo
2006
Abstract
Excision (female genital mutilation) is a very ancient practice whose exact origins are still unknown. The purposes of this essay are: 1) To explain the main reasons why some immigrants still perpetrate it on their daughters, also showing how this practice changes with the geographical area and with time; 2) To analyse the legal response to this practice in France, through a qualitative study of the judgements pronounced by the main criminal courts of the country: the Tribunal correctionnel and the Cour d’AssisesPubblicazioni consigliate
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