The Reasoning Behind the Turetta Verdict and the Punitive Feminism
April 11th, 2025
Valeria Verdolini’s article “The Reasoning Behind the Turetta Verdict and the Punitive Feminism”, published in the multimedia journal Lucysullacultura, contributes to the ongoing debate on femicide and the use of criminal law—a debate reignited by the first-instance verdict sentencing Filippo Turetta to life imprisonment for the murder of Giulia Cecchettin.
Verdolini offers an analysis developed across four distinct dimensions: legal, cultural, political, and activist. Starting from the reasoning behind the judges' decision and the search for a “just” verdict (also in a cultural sense), she moves toward a broader reflection on the meaning of “victim” and the need for a social, cultural, and epistemic struggle to counter gender-based violence.
The article can be read here.