TEORIAS FEMINISTAS DO DIREITO:

UMA NECESSIDADE NO BRASIL

Abstract

The persistence of women's oppression in today's society led to the elaboration of feminist theories in order to combat the social practices that favor men over women. In this context, emerged feminist legal theories to review the legal phenomenon, which historically contributed to the discrimination perpetrated in other social fields. However, such theories have not spread into Brazil, despite the constant violation of human and fundamental rights of Brazilian women. This paper aims to contribute to the spread of these theories in Brazilian universities and to claim the adoption of a theoretical framework able to see that patriarchy does not just happen in a single instant of abuse of law or judicial power, but encompasses the whole justice system, because it reflects the society in which appeared and generally helps to maintain the status quo.