@report {533261,
	title = {Law Enforcement at Issue: Constitutionality of Maria da Penha Law in Brazilian Courts},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {61-83},
	institution = {SUR - International Journal on Human Rights},
	edition = {9 (16)},
	abstract = {http://www.conectas.org/en/actions/sur-journal/issue/16/531-disputando-a-aplicacao-das-leis-a-constitucionalidade-da-lei-maria-da-penha-nos-tribunais-brasileirosThis article presents the findings of a study on the Maria da Penha law, the first Brazilian law providing comprehensive measures to inhibit domestic violence against women. The objective of the study is to identify the main positions regarding the constitutionality of the Maria da Penha law (Law 11340/2006) in the Brazilian judicial system. By examining the arguments used in Courts of Justice, the authors show how the establishment of the law is not limited to the legislative act, and the Judiciary can be the stage for disputes.},
	url = {http://www.conectas.org/en/actions/sur-journal/issue/16/531-disputando-a-aplicacao-das-leis-a-constitucionalidade-da-lei-maria-da-penha-nos-tribunais-brasileiros},
	author = {Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado and Jos{\'e} Rodrigo Rodriguez and Flavio Marques Prol and Gabriela Justino da Silva and Marina Zanata Ganzarolli and Renata do Vale Elias}
}
