Derecho penal y matrimonios forzados.¿Es adecuada la actual política criminal?

Laburpena

This paper aims to address the necessity to find solutions for forced marriages beyond Criminal Law. To do this, this paper presents the main results of empirical research that has been carried out in order to know in greater detail the criminological reality of this phenomenon; specifically, on the typology of victims and offenders, their nationality, the forms of committing the crime and the reporting mechanisms that victims use. Subsequently, a brief presentation is made of the legal mechanisms that have been adopted by the European States, according to whether these are criminal law, immigration law, or civil law. Finally, some brief conclusions are presented, proposing an alternative to the current criminalising policy, taking into account both the reality of forced marriages and the needs of the victims.