The Interpretation and Application of the Law with a Gender Perspective in Spain: Challenges and Outstanding Issues

Octavio Salazar Benítez (), Alicia Cárdenas Cordón (), María Dolores Adam Muñoz, Miguel Agudo Zamora, Ana Marrades Puig, Celia Prados García and Gloria Serrano Valverde
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Octavio Salazar Benítez: Faculty of Law and Economic and Business Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14002 Córdoba, Spain
Alicia Cárdenas Cordón: Faculty of Law and Economic and Business Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14002 Córdoba, Spain
María Dolores Adam Muñoz: Faculty of Law and Economic and Business Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14002 Córdoba, Spain
Miguel Agudo Zamora: Faculty of Law and Economic and Business Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14002 Córdoba, Spain
Ana Marrades Puig: Faculty of Law, University of Valencia, 46022 València, Spain
Celia Prados García: Faculty of Law and Economic and Business Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14002 Córdoba, Spain
Gloria Serrano Valverde: Faculty of Law and Economic and Business Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14002 Córdoba, Spain

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: This work, situated within the Spanish legal context, presents a reflection upon the need to apply and interpret the law bearing in mind the mandate of the gender perspective contained in national and international legislation. In spite of the significant advances, in questions of gender equality, evidenced by the Spanish legal system in recent decades, these have not led to real, effective equality. In the spheres of both private and public law, this task should be prioritised and undertaken in transversal fashion by all legal operators, judges in particular. Without this commitment, the guarantee of women’s human rights will continue to be hindered by the shortcomings of an androcentric legal culture that perpetuates structural discrimination against women.

Keywords: feminist legal theory; gender perspective; interpretation; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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