To be a mother or to be lesbian? Considerations about the case Atala Riffo and children vs. Chile in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
| dc.creator | Abreu, Daniel Albuquerque de | |
| dc.creator | Ferreira, Fernanda Busanello | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-02T12:15:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-06-02T12:15:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article is based on a choice posed to Karen Atala Riffo by the Chilean Supreme Court in 2004: to exercise the role of mother or to exercise her sexuality – but not both. It intends to observe the interrelationships between the categories gender, sexuality and reproduction based on the study of the Case Atala Riffo and Children vs. Chile, at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, understood as an international Justice and Dispute System, through the case study methodology. Still, in addition to discussing the recognition of sexual orientation as a category protected by the American Convention on Human Rights, this work seeks to reflect on the discourse used by both the Chilean and Inter-American Courts regarding the relationship between motherhood and non-heterosexual orientation. In the end, after reassembling in historical perspective the relations of domination that subjugate motherhood to heteronormativity, it aims to question the effectiveness of the Inter American decision in the face of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. In the end, it is concluded that the Justice Systems for Conflict Resolution, although they have promoted advances in Human Rights, still face the challenge of structural gender violence. | |
| dc.description.abstract | El presente artículo parte de una elección impuesta a Karen Atala Riffo por la Corte Suprema de Chile en el año 2004: ejercer el papel de madre o ejercer su sexualidad, pero no ambos. Pretende observar las interrelaciones entre las categorías de género, sexualidad y reproducción a partir del estudio del Caso Atala Riffo y Niñas vs. Chile en la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, entendida como Sistema de Justicia internacional para la resolución de conflictos, mediante la metodología de estudio de caso. Además, más allá de discutir el reconocimiento de la orientación sexual como categoría protegida por la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos, el trabajo busca reflexionar sobre el discurso utilizado por las Cortes chilena e Interamericana en lo que respecta a las relaciones entre maternidad y orientación no heterosexual. Al final, después de remontar en perspectiva histórica las relaciones de dominación que subyugan la maternidad a la heteronormatividad, objetiva cuestionar la eficacia de la decisión interamericana ante la coyuntura de violencia hacia la comunidad LGBTQIA+. En conclusión, se observa que los Sistemas de Justicia para la Resolución de Conflictos, aunque hayan promovido avances en Derechos Humanos, aún tienen como desafío enfrentar la violencia de género estructural. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | ABREU, Daniel Albuquerque de; BUSANELLO, Fernanda Busanello. To be a mother or to be lesbian? Considerations about the case Atala Riffo and children vs. Chile in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Revista Direito e Práxis, Rio de Janeiro, v. 16, n. 3, p. 1-21, 2025. DOI: 10.1590/2179-8966/2025/85557. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/rdp/a/Pd85QncHh9YH5HBTvSgGCNB/?format=html&lang=en. Acesso em: 27 maio 2026. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1590/2179-8966/2025/85557 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | e- 2179-8966 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.bc.ufg.br//handle/ri/30569 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.country | Brasil | |
| dc.publisher.department | Faculdade de Direito - FD (RMG) | |
| dc.publisher.program | Programa de Pós-graduação em Direitos Humanos | |
| dc.rights | Acesso Aberto | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Human rights | |
| dc.subject | Sexual orientation | |
| dc.subject | Gender | |
| dc.subject | Reproduction | |
| dc.subject | Justice and dispute system | |
| dc.subject | Derechos humanos | |
| dc.subject | Orientación sexual | |
| dc.subject | Género | |
| dc.subject | Reproducción | |
| dc.subject | Sistemas de justicia para la resolución de conflictos | |
| dc.subject.ODS | 16 - Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes | |
| dc.title | To be a mother or to be lesbian? Considerations about the case Atala Riffo and children vs. Chile in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | |
| dc.title.alternative | Ser mãe ou ser lésbica? Considerações sobre o caso Atala Riffo e Crianças vs. Chile na Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos | |
| dc.type | Artigo |