Indigenous justice systems in Guatemala: barrier or opportunity for women?

dc.contributor.advisorMunro, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorEger, Kristina
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-08T12:57:18Z
dc.date.available2019-07-08T12:57:18Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionSecond semester University: University of Nottinghamen_US
dc.description.abstractIndigenous justice systems have often been criticised for violating women’s rights, yet it is not clear how justice systems in communities with changing power structures and influences from both ladino and indigenous migrants treat women’s conflicts. Based on interview material from a qualitative field study in three communities in Guatemala, this study aims to answer the question to what extent and in what way the community justice systems respond to rural and indigenous women’s conflicts. Women in the research area faced particular conflicts, especially domestic violence and violations of their property rights, yet these were rarely resolved in their communities. This was partly due to women’s reluctance to report their problems to community authorities because of a lack of information, confidence, confidentiality, fear of reprisal and alternative forums. Yet, even when women reported their conflicts, these were often rejected or not resolved satisfactorily in community reunions because of discrimination, power imbalances, lack of community support and ineffective agreements. From these findings this study concludes that women in the investigated communities face additional barriers to reporting and treating their conflicts than women in traditional indigenous communities. Human rights reforms have made minor improvements to women’s rights, but have failed to create a human rights consciousness.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/20.500.11825/1045
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25330/1985
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEMA theses 2009/2010;23
dc.subjectadministration of justiceen_US
dc.subjectGuatemalaen_US
dc.subjectindigenous peoplesen_US
dc.subjectwomenen_US
dc.titleIndigenous justice systems in Guatemala: barrier or opportunity for women?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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