Avenimiento

Avenimiento (literally, "agreement" or "compromise") was a legal concept in the Argentine Penal Code, which stated that if a rape victim over the age of 16 agreed to marry her rapist, he could be freed from prison.[1][2]

The concept of avenimiento was created as part of a 1998 overhaul of Argentinian laws related to sexual offences. Before 1998, this section of the law was called "Offences to Honesty": afterwards it was renamed "Offences to Sexual Integrity".[3]

The concept has been widely criticized by international human rights organizations, and was removed from the penal code in March 2012, following a unanimous vote of 51 Argentinian senators.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Collins Spanish-English Dictionary English Translation of "avenimiento"". Collins. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. Flint, Hannah (15 March 2012). "Congress Pass Important Bills in First Session of the Year". The Argentina Independent. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. Pimentel, Silvia; Valéria Pandjiarjian; Juliana Belloque (2006). ""Legitimate Defense of Honor" Illegitimate Impunity of Murders". UNICAMP Center for Gender Studies: 138. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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