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]
- ^ "Collins Spanish-English Dictionary English Translation of "avenimiento"". Collins. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
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]
- ^ "Collins Spanish-English Dictionary English Translation of "avenimiento"". Collins. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.