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Femicide in Mexico: Case Study Ciudad Juarez
Uvírová, Šárka ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Šklebená, Karolína (referee)
This thesis is specialized on relatively new term "Femicide" which is characterized as "killing women because of being women". In Czech republic is this problematic not overall processed yet. For that reason is this work concentrated on explanation and further broadening of this term into Czech language and clarification of the situation in Mexico -- specifically in the city of Juarez. It is also focused on evaluation of how this phenomenon is being battled on state and international level and if these measures are effective. The first chapter, which includes the theoretical framework, is focused on the definition's development of the word "Femicide" and on various points of view of different authors on this problematic. The existing typology of femicide is mentioned in this chapter as well as the factors that are accompanying the femicide. The second chapter deals with the concrete situation in Mexico and Ciudad Juárez. The third chapter concentrates itself on fighting against femicide starting at local level and continuing until the international level.

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