Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies

The recent momentum gained by the abolitionist movement in other countries, perhaps as a consequence of state violence and the debacle that the pandemic has brought into prisons, constitutes a good excuse to rethink the perspectives of the movement in Argentina. Although the influence of penal aboli...

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Autores principales: Anitua, Gabriel I., Alvarez-Nakagawa, Alexis
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spelling I26-R133-article-109492021-12-21T13:35:04Z Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies Repensar el abolicionismo penal en la Argentina Tácticas y estrategias Anitua, Gabriel I. Alvarez-Nakagawa, Alexis Penal abolitionism human rights and feminist movements tactical use of the criminal justice system counter-narratives of crime mestizo penal abolitionism Abolicionismo penal movimientos de derechos humanos y feministas uso táctico del sistema de justicia penal contra-narrativas del delito abolicionismo penal mestizo The recent momentum gained by the abolitionist movement in other countries, perhaps as a consequence of state violence and the debacle that the pandemic has brought into prisons, constitutes a good excuse to rethink the perspectives of the movement in Argentina. Although the influence of penal abolitionism has been important locally on a theoretical level, and may have indirectly fostered significant procedural reforms, it has not been a determinant in legal and political practice, nor has it been generative of substantial social or institutional transformations that modified the dynamics of our penal systems. In this paper, we sketch out the situation of abolitionism in Argentina and suggest adaptations that penal abolitionism could make to face local challenges and advance an abolitionist agenda. Using tools from critical legal theories and following the recent examples of the local human rights and feminist movements, we argue that abolitionism could develop a tactical use of the criminal justice system and implement forms of communication to produce counter-narratives of crime and criminalization. El impulso reciente que ha cobrado el movimiento abolicionista en otros países, tal vez como consecuencia de la violencia estatal y la debacle que ha producido la pandemia en las prisiones, constituye una buena excusa para repensar las perspectivas del movimiento en Argentina. Aunque la influencia del abolicionismo penal ha sido importante localmente en el plano de las discusiones teóricas, y si bien ha colaborado indirectamente a impulsar reformas procesales significativas, no puede decirse que haya sido determinante en la práctica legal y política, o en el desarrollo de transformaciones sociales o institucionales de largo alcance que hayan modificado el funcionamiento de nuestros sistemas penales. En este trabajo, mostraremos cuál es la situación del abolicionismo en Argentina y trataremos de señalar las adaptaciones que éste podría realizar para hacer frente a la coyuntura local con el objetivo de avanzar una agenda abolicionista. Utilizando herramientas de las teorías críticas del derecho y siguiendo los ejemplos recientes del movimiento de derechos humanos y del movimiento feminista locales, argumentaremos que el abolicionismo podría desarrollar un uso táctico de la justicia penal y adoptar formas de comunicación que produzcan contra-narrativas sobre el delito y la criminalización. Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2021-12-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html text/xml application/zip https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/DelitoySociedad/article/view/10949 10.14409/dys.2021.52.e0041 Delito y Sociedad; Núm. 52 (2021): Delito y Sociedad; e0041 Delito y Sociedad; No. 52 (2021): Delito y Sociedad; e0041 2468-9963 0328-0101 10.14409/dys.2021.52 spa https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/DelitoySociedad/article/view/10949/14865 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/DelitoySociedad/article/view/10949/14866 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/DelitoySociedad/article/view/10949/14867 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/DelitoySociedad/article/view/10949/14871 Derechos de autor 2021 Delito y Sociedad
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topic Penal abolitionism
human rights and feminist movements
tactical use of the criminal justice system
counter-narratives of crime
mestizo penal abolitionism
Abolicionismo penal
movimientos de derechos humanos y feministas
uso táctico del sistema de justicia penal
contra-narrativas del delito
abolicionismo penal mestizo
spellingShingle Penal abolitionism
human rights and feminist movements
tactical use of the criminal justice system
counter-narratives of crime
mestizo penal abolitionism
Abolicionismo penal
movimientos de derechos humanos y feministas
uso táctico del sistema de justicia penal
contra-narrativas del delito
abolicionismo penal mestizo
Anitua, Gabriel I.
Alvarez-Nakagawa, Alexis
Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies
topic_facet Penal abolitionism
human rights and feminist movements
tactical use of the criminal justice system
counter-narratives of crime
mestizo penal abolitionism
Abolicionismo penal
movimientos de derechos humanos y feministas
uso táctico del sistema de justicia penal
contra-narrativas del delito
abolicionismo penal mestizo
author Anitua, Gabriel I.
Alvarez-Nakagawa, Alexis
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title Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies
title_short Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies
title_full Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies
title_fullStr Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies
title_full_unstemmed Rethinking Penal Abolitionism in Argentina Tactics and Strategies
title_sort rethinking penal abolitionism in argentina tactics and strategies
description The recent momentum gained by the abolitionist movement in other countries, perhaps as a consequence of state violence and the debacle that the pandemic has brought into prisons, constitutes a good excuse to rethink the perspectives of the movement in Argentina. Although the influence of penal abolitionism has been important locally on a theoretical level, and may have indirectly fostered significant procedural reforms, it has not been a determinant in legal and political practice, nor has it been generative of substantial social or institutional transformations that modified the dynamics of our penal systems. In this paper, we sketch out the situation of abolitionism in Argentina and suggest adaptations that penal abolitionism could make to face local challenges and advance an abolitionist agenda. Using tools from critical legal theories and following the recent examples of the local human rights and feminist movements, we argue that abolitionism could develop a tactical use of the criminal justice system and implement forms of communication to produce counter-narratives of crime and criminalization.
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