Deogratias, Benedicta
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Assistant Professor of General Legal Theory & Practice
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Faculty of Law
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benedicta.deogratias@ua.aw
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Methods in Empirical Legal Research
Human Rights Law
Women's rights
Law and Religion
Human Rights Law
Women's rights
Law and Religion
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Last updated September 29, 2025
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Benedicta Deogratias has been a researcher and lecturer of general law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Aruba since March 2020. Additionally, Benedicta is the exchange coordinator of the faculty. Furthermore, she is part of the Tienda di Ley committee and a member of the Exam Committee.
Benedicta's research focuses predominantly on human rights topics related to women's rights, social inequalities, and racial discrimination.
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Publication Metadata only Marital Captivity: Divorce, Religion and Human Rights(Eleven International Publishing, 2019) Rutten, Susanne; Kruiniger - van Maanen, Pauline; Deogratias, Benedicta; Rutten, Susanne; Deogratias, Benedicta; Kruiniger - van Maanen, PaulineThis collected edition by experts from all over the world, reflects a multidisciplinary approach to marital captivity and shows a multifaceted view of this widespread phenomenon. Marital captivity is a social and human rights problem that occurs within religions or religious communities worldwide. It is defined as a situation in which one or both spouses, but predominantly the wife, is unable to terminate a religious marriage, consequently trapping that spouse within the marriage against her or his will. As such it is a form of forced marriage and violence against women. Because of its severe social, legal, and economic implications, the phenomenon is approached from different perspectives: anthropological, sociological and legal. In thirteen chapters the book discusses the practice of marital captivity and human rights approaches, solutions and best practices to marital captivity. It is therefore a must-read for civil society, academics, legal practitioners such as solicitors, the judiciary, notaries and registrars, policy makers, and all other practitioners and ngo's concerned with family issues and violence against women.Publication Open Access Fruta di nos Hofi : het verleden, heden en de toekomst van het Arubaanse recht(Uitgeverij Paris, 2024) Luk, Ngo Chun; Bonnevalle-Kok, Ruth; Deogratias, Benedicta; Huiskes, Brechtje; luk, Ngo Chun; Bonnevalle-Kok, Ruth; Deogratias, Benedicta; Huiskes, BrechtjePublication Open Access Leave no one behind : Human rights-based approach to crisis management legislation and policy on Aruba(Uitgeverij Paris, 2024) Deogratias, Benedicta; Luk, N.C.; Bonnevalle-Kok, Ruth; Deogratias, Benedicta; Huiskes, BrechtjePublication Open Access UARC Dialogue Session: Proposal Panic!(University of Aruba, Research Center, 2025-09-16) Arias, Nurianne; Deogratias, Benedicta; López Márquez, Violeta; Mijts, Eric; Esther Plomp; Liesje ProveyerOn the 16th of September the University of Aruba Research Center organized a session on sharing experiences around working on and submitting research proposals, initiated by Benedicta Deogratias. The slides summarize the challenges and tips shared by the five presenters. Based on the discussions and questions during the session. The UARC will follow up with the following - For the NWO PhD call: suggest to NWO to provide options to share the information from the statements of intent from the PhD candidates more widely so that supervisors with the relevant expertise can reach out to these candidates. A lot of PhD candidates struggled with setting up their supervisory team for this call. - Based on the questions and interest around this session, we expect to organize a more practical/how to workshop on research proposals in early 2026, aligned with the NWO PhD Caribbean call. - Look into the possibilities of working with a team on shared documents (in collaboration with IT) - The Research Center can help with suggestions for supervisors and help with reaching out to them, but we may not have the expertise or connections for your research field. The Research Center can set up a database with potential supervisors who have already reached out to see if there are collaboration opportunities. - The Research Center can help with setting up budgets for research proposal. We will also set up information for research calls in Stone in a more transparent manner. - The Research Center will set up a database of potential supervisors that have already been in contact with the UA about being open to collaborate.Publication Metadata only Trapped in a marriage(Maastricht University, 2018) Deogratias, BenedictaThis short documentary that follows the story of a woman who for years is trapped in her marriage and is not able to divorce. This is also referred to as marital captivity. Marital Captivity concerns a situation in which one or both spouses are forced to remain married against their will because the religious marriage cannot be terminated. Essentially, this is a form of forced marriage that often affects women.Publication Open Access COVIDCAS Research into the resilience of Dutch Caribbean societies Final Report(2024) Bailey, Ajay; Griffith-Lendering, Merel; Hellings, Elly; Gertsenbluth, Izzy; Carmona Baez, Antonio; Deogratias, Benedicta; Jessurun, Raymond; Jahangir, Selim; Elsinga, Jelte; van Liempt, Ilse; Duits, AshleyPublication Metadata only States' Intervention in Islamic and Jewish Divorces: An Interference with the Freedom of Religion?(Eleven International Publishing, 2019) Deogratias, Benedicta; Rutten, Susanne; Deogratias, Benedicta; Kruiniger - van Maanen, PaulinePublication Metadata only Use your freedoms wisely!(Films of Freedom, 2016) Deogratias, BenedictaOn the 5th of May, the Netherlands celebrates freedom and liberation. But what is freedom? In order to highlight the current challenges we face, Humanity in Action, Nationaal Comite 4 en 5 mei and FreeLoops created a series of short films. The films of freedom are screened at the Liberation Festivals in the Netherlands. Senior Fellows of Humanity in Action provided (personal) stories to address issues of freedom and the lack of it. Freedom cannot be taken for granted.Publication Open Access Race in the Netherlands: The Place of the Surinamese in Contemporary Dutch Society(Humanity in Action, 2011) Signleton, Kyera; Wojtalewicz, Casey; Deogratias, BenedictaPublication Metadata only Symposium Series Slavery Past and Present.(2024-01-30) Alofs, Luc; Deogratias, BenedictaJune 26 May 29 April 17 January 31