Vicarious Violence: a violence that has crossed the legal framework in Mexico

Abstract

Vicarious violence is a form of gender violence that, although it has existed years ago, is still not recognized as such within the legal framework. Specifically, this type of transgression is a form of indirect gender violence, in which children or other significant others are used as instruments to harm and control the mother. It is conceived as a strategy of domination that violates motherhood and a womans freedom, causing both mental and emotional harm to both the mother and the children. It is essential to highlight the importance of this type of violence and to contextualize it with greater emphasis in order to advance what it refers to within the country legal framework, toward the interests framed within a well being and peaceful citizenship.