Preventing Violence Against Women Between Compulsory Health Assessments and Public Shaming

The two central components of the Italian Bill 1517 reveal a profound sense of collective disorientation in the face of male violence against women. The legislative response appears to be an expressive and performative one, oscillating between preventive medical punishment and public shaming—offering little room for the layered, nuanced approaches that this deeply sensitive area of intervention requires.

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EDEN - Male Violence Against Women: Going Beyond Repression

The seminar "EDEN – Male Violence Against Women: Going Beyond Repression" will foster a multi-voice dialogue to explore the roots of violence and develop integrated preventive approaches that complement and go beyond repressive measures.

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The Gender Impact of Post-Conflict Reparations

On April 6th in Turin, the conference titled The Gender Impact of Post-Conflict Reparations: Historical, Philosophical, and Legal Perspectives.

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Femicide Exists and It Is a Crime of Power

The article “Femicide Exists and It Is a Crime of Power”, written by Judge Paola Di Nicola Travaglini and published in Sistema Penale, addresses the sensitive issue of introducing the crime of femicide into the italian criminal code.

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Restorative justice in cases of gender-based violence against women: perspectives on shame, symbolic interactionism and agency

The article analyzes the delicate and complex relationship between restorative justice and gender-based violence against women

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The EU Directive 2024/1385 on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence: The Potential Impact on the Italian Legal System

On Sistema Penale, the article titled "La Direttiva UE 2024/1385 sulla lotta alla violenza contro le donne e alla violenza domestica: il possibile impatto sull’ordinamento italiano".

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The Reasoning Behind the Turetta Verdict and the Punitive Feminism

The article “The Reasoning Behind the Turetta Verdict and the Punitive Feminism” by Valeria Verdolini fits into the recent debate on femicide and the use of criminal law, offering an analysis that operates on legal, cultural, political, and activist levels.

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Understanding Gender Based Violence in Italian Universities

On April 4, 2025, the final conference of the PRIN 2020 Project "Understanding Gender-Based Violence in Italian Universities" will take place in the Conference Hall of the Department of Law at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

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Is It Penal Populism? Combating Gender-Based Violence in Punitive Societies

In the article “È populismo penale? Il contrasto alla violenza di genere nelle società punitive”, Prof. Roberto Cornelli discusses the intersection of criminal justice and gender issues.

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Restorative justice and violence against women

On March 20, 2025, the lecture "Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women" will take place as the final meeting of the seminar "Violence Against Women: From Close Relationships to Crimes Against Humanity. 'Visible' and 'Invisible' Forms of a Global Phenomenon."

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