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Dangeri Godoy Olivares

Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Valparaíso - Chile

puede ser relevante para el ejercicio de la jurisdicción penal en los casos relacionados con delitos sexuales contra mujeres o casos de violencia co-metida por agentes del Estado que tengan connotación sexual.

Palabras clave:

Tortura, Tratos crueles, Inhumanos o degradantes, Violencia sexual, Violación sexual.

Abstract:

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has elaborated in its juris-prudence a concept of sexual violence and has also considered, depending on the specific case, that this may be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. This paper analyzes the jurisprudence of the Inter-Ame-rican Court of Human Rights in order to determine whether it has considered sexual violence as torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, identi-fying and systematizing the standards used for this purpose. Understanding the foregoing is relevant for Chile since the standards of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights are applicable by way of conventionality control. Having clarity about these institutions can be useful for directing public policies in a way that is consistent with international standards. Likewise, it may be relevant for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction in cases related to sexual crimes against women or cases of violence committed by State agents that have a sexual connotation.

Keywords:

Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or degrading treatment, Sexual violence, Rape.