Gender-based violence and family protection
Differentiated criminal protection against gender-based violence
The issue and the court’s approach
The Constitutional Court rejected the challenge to article 153.1 of the Criminal Code and found the differentiation examined compatible with equality. Its justification concerned the significance and harmfulness of that violence.
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Official source and identification
Constitutional Court · STC 59/2008 · 2008-05-14
This is an original explanatory note. The cited material is full judgment published in the boe. Where a summary or study is cited, this note does not claim a full-text review of the judgment.
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General information on Spanish law. Application depends on the facts, applicable legislation and subsequent developments. English text is explanatory, not an official translation.