Roma Customary Law and Gender Roles in the Practice of Portuguese Courts

Patrícia Jerónimo

doi:10.35295/osls.iisl.2384

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Patrícia Jerónimo University of Minho https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-4760

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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl.2384

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Derecho romaní, roles de género, diversidad cultural, organización de los tribunales, Portugal

Resumen

Si bien el derecho romaní no está reconocido oficialmente como “derecho propio” y sigue siendo poco conocido, las partes romaníes suelen invocarlo en los litigios ante los tribunales portugueses, sobre todo en los casos relacionados con los matrimonios infantiles y el abandono escolar precoz de las niñas romaníes. Los romaníes son la minoría étnica más visible de Portugal y ocupan una posición singular en la “jurisprudencia multicultural” de los tribunales portugueses, ya que son ellos quienes más a menudo invocan “defensas culturales” ante los tribunales, y también son los que más probabilidades tienen de que los tribunales las aborden directamente en sus razonamientos, ya sea para desestimarlas o para reconocer su relevancia en la resolución de los casos que se juzgan. Basándonos en las conclusiones de un proyecto de investigación sociojurídica sobre la jurisprudencia de los tribunales portugueses llevado a cabo entre 2018 y 2022, en este artículo analizamos cómo el derecho romaní y sus normas sobre los roles de género se reflejan y se cuestionan en la práctica judicial. Para ello, nos sustentamos en los razonamientos de sentencias seleccionadas y en las opiniones de jueces y fiscales entrevistados para el proyecto.

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