El delito de femicidio en el COIP en el cantón Machala, período 2019-2020

Abstract

The Ecuadorian legal system, from its Constitution, recognizes the inviolability of life (art. 66.1) and as part of the entry into force of the COIP, in 2014, within the criminal regulation the criminal type of femicide is inserted. This insertion is not exempt from debate, and some sectors of the doctrine question whether it responds to studies of criminal policy as well as the true preventive and sanctioning incidence of this criminal type. The objective of this work is to analyze firstly, the criminal type of femicide, with emphasis on Ecuadorian regulation, and secondly, the incidence of the classification of this crime in the canton Machala, Ecuador, in the period 2019-2020, using analytical, synthetic, exegetical and comparative methods. It is concluded that the inclusion and application of this type of crime in the COIP has not resulted in a reduction in the commission of this crime, on the contrary, the levels have increased.