ABSTRACT
The Brazilian Judicial system has recently recommended the use of restorative justice for cases involving violence against women. This chapter analyses the main features of this criminal justice alternative, and assesses the extent to which it meets the demands for change which have arisen from dissatisfaction with the usual criminal response given to this type of case. It concludes that restorative justice retains many features aligned with traditional modes of domination. The authors suggest that further research from a variety of feminist traditions might investigate if, how, and in what conditions, restorative justice might become part of an egalitarian and emancipatory response to violence against women.
