Latin America is characterized by a legal framework permeated by the capitalist and patriarchal structures that gave rise to the States that compose it. The construction of the legislative apparatus in each case must be read as a political and social phenomenon.
As such, it exacerbates inequalities for minority groups that have suffered from systematic vulnerability over time. While the impact of this phenomenon has been uneven across different countries, it is essential to address its characteristics and consequences from a Latin Americanist perspective, specifically from the Southern Cone.
Authors: Yohana Solís, Lic.; Laleska Salgado, Lic.; Camila Torres; and Aster Banchik, Lic.
Institution: UBA, ARGENTINA