GENDER JUSTICE IN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF COSTA RICA: A PUBLIC POLICIES ANALYSIS

Abstract

This article aims to analyze from a feminist perspective the Gender Equality and Equity
Public Policy of the Judiciary Main Branch of Costa Rica approved in November 2005. The
main theoretical reference is the paradigm of gender justice, therefore, its application
concludes that, despite the efforts, discrimination against women persist, both in the
internal functioning of the institution as well as at the level of protection of rights and
access to a “fair trial”. Hence, it is necessary to formulate a new policy that responds to
current challenges.