Mistreatment and Vulnerability – Mendoza

*Mistreatment and Vulnerability: A Multidisciplinary and Comprehensive Approach* (or related approaches regarding violence and the legal protection of vulnerable persons)—authored by Dr. Sonia Cristina Mendoza (and/or developed in coordination with academic chairs specializing in family law and rights protection)—focuses on studying the dynamics of mistreatment and the marginalization (rendering invisible) of rights-holders in situations of special vulnerability.

**Description and Key Themes of the Work**

**Addressing Legal and Social Vulnerability:**

The work analyzes substantive and procedural tools aimed at the effective protection of vulnerable persons and individuals (children and adolescents, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and victims of domestic and gender-based violence).

It examines the practical application of the *Brasilia Rules on Access to Justice for Vulnerable People* and international human rights instruments within the local judicial system.

**Types of Mistreatment and Protection Measures:**

It involves studying forms of mistreatment (physical, psychological, economic, institutional, and gross negligence) within both family and institutional settings.

It delves into reporting procedures, urgent precautionary measures (exclusion from the home, restraining orders, asset-related protective measures), and the intervention of interdisciplinary teams within family and criminal courts.

**Disciplinary Intersection and Constitutional Approach:**

It combines doctrinal analysis of the National Civil and Commercial Code (CCyCN) with comprehensive protection statutes (Law 26.061, Law 26.485, and Mental Health Law 26.657) to coordinate expeditious and comprehensive judicial responses.

**Systematic Classification**

**1. Legal and Thematic Classification**

Main branch: Private Law / Family Law and Human Rights. Sub-discipline: Family and Gender-Based Violence, Comprehensive Protection of Children and the Elderly, and Family Procedural Law.

Specific topics: Child abuse, domestic violence, socio-legal vulnerability, protective measures, and constitutional guarantees for vulnerable groups.

2. Library and Publishing Classification

Subject: Social Sciences > Family Law / Social Work / Criminology.

Type of work: Legal-philosophical and doctrinal monograph / Multidisciplinary guide for legal intervention.

UDC Code (Universal Decimal Classification):

347.6 (Family law / Family relations and guardianship).

341.231.14 (International human rights law and protection of vulnerable groups).

364.63 (Social protection against violence and abuse).

Target audience: Private practice and family law attorneys; advocates for children and adolescents; judges and officials in family and violence courts; social workers; forensic psychologists; and professionals within the comprehensive protection system.