Rethinking rape law : international and comparative perspectives

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McGlynn, Clare (Author), Munro, Vanessa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon, U.K. ; New York : Routledge , c2010
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. From consent to coercion : evaluating international and domestic frameworks for the criminalization of rape
  • 2. Rethinking the criminal law's response to sexual offences: on theory and context
  • 3. International criminal law and sexual violence : an overview
  • 4. Learning our lessons? The Rwanda tribunal record on prosecuting rape
  • 5. The force of shame
  • 6. Everyday rape : international human rights law and violence against women in peacetime
  • 7. Defining rape under the European Convention on Human Rights : torture, consent, and equality
  • 8. Rape law reform in Africa : more of the same or new opportunities?
  • 9. Feminist activism and rape law reform in England an wales: a Sisyphean struggle?
  • 10. All change or business as usual? Reforming the law of rape in Scotland
  • 11. Rethinking Croatian rape laws : force, consent, and the contribution of the victim
  • 12. Rape in Italian law : towards the recognition of sexual autonomy
  • 13. Rethinking rape law in Sweden : coercion, consent, or non-voluntariness?
  • 14. Canadian sexual assault law : neoliberalism and the erosion of feminist-inspired law reforms
  • 15. Rape, law, and American society
  • 16. Criminal law and the reformation of rape in Australia
  • 17. Reforming the law of rape in South Africa
  • 18. Independent legal representation for complainants in rape trials
  • 19. Jury deliberation and complainant credibility in rape trials
  • 20. The mythology of male rape : social attitudes and law enforcement
  • 21. The cultural silence of rape in UK South Asian Communities
  • 22. Sexual assault of women with mental disabilities: a Canadian perspective