Juvenicide in the light of the bourdieusian perspective and legal mobilization theory

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze “juvenicide” through the theoretical perspective of Bourdieu and Legal Mobilization Theory. It seeks to address the following question: “To what extent does the concept of ‘juvenicide,’ formulated in the academic field, relate to Bourdieusian thought and can it be translated into the legal field as a possibility for ‘mobilization of law’?” The methodology is based on a theoretical-conceptual reading through documentary research, with a qualitative nature and an interpretative and analytical approach. It aims to position the concept of “juvenicide” within the framework of Legal Mobilization Theory. The study concludes that, since the mobilization of law implies “the use of legal opportunities” and “a legal and injustice framing” (Losekann & Bissoli, 2017, p. 9), juvenicide can be understood both as a legal and injustice framing and as the recognition of the State’s objective responsibility as a use of legal opportunities. Furthermore, the instrumentalization of the notion of “juvenicide” in the legal field can generate mobilization and consequently become a political agenda.