Subtraction of a child by one of the parents: practical effectiveness in the parental context

• Autor(a) principal: Coutinho, Ofélia
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revista.ibraspp.com.br/RBDPP/article/view/777
• topic: subtracção de menor, protecção das crianças, protecção do poder parental, tutela penal da subtracção de menor.; sottrazione di minore, tutela dei minori, tutela della potestà genitoriale, tutela penale della sottrazione di minore.; Sustracción de menor, protección de menores, protección de la patria potestad, protección penal de la sustracción de menor.; abduction of a minor, protection of children, protection of parental authority, penal protection of the abduction of a minor.

Abduction creates challenges and dangers for the victim who call for the implementation of more effective measures in relation to the parent who fails to comply with the judicial decision regulating parental responsibilities in order to prevent offenses to the victim's legal rights, which is characterized by its vulnerability due to its age dependence on the parent. It is questioned, with reference to the protection of the fundamental rights of the subtracted minor; the probative difficulties underlying the crime of child abduction; the presumption of innocence in favor of the defendant; the anticipation of criminal procedural protection and the taking of the minor's statements the intensity and relevance of the injury, compared to a victim who is characterized by his vulnerability. In terms of conclusions, it is observed that the factual reality underlying subtraction requires the introduction of more effective and comprehensive legal mechanisms of guardianship to prevent non-compliance with court decisions, with the aim of strengthening the protection of children and parents victims of this type of crime within the framework of the exercise of parental authority.