Femicides: Different Approaches from the Regional Protection of Human Rights

Since the adoption of term femicide for gender-based killings women, theoretical development and transition this definition to a legal concept has contributed acknowledgment phenomenon as most extreme manifestation violence against women. In international sphere, regional systems protection human rights appear fertile soil victims claim protection. Consequently, European Court, Inter-American, ECOWAS Court play an important role in investigation, prosecution, reparation their regions. Nevertheless, through jurisprudence matter, courts have adopted different approaches femicide. This shows striking differences recognition femicide, State obligations, victims. The minimalistic approach applied by its cases, well single precedent feminicide studied makes us turn view Inter-American Human Rights. Based on maximalist approach, gone beyond sister establish consolidated develop wider deeper way scope obligations reparations cases.