descriptions and representations of rape incidents and the offenders and victims in the discourse of rape cases have influence in the determination of rape cases in terms of the court appeal decision. In particular, this study focuses on the discourse of appeal decisions on rape cases “on processes of education, surveillance, control and discipline of social and sexual gender behaviors” in fifty British appeal court The analysis reveals that the legal decision on rape cases are greatly affected by the
encompass the central issues concerning the culture of sexual assault: societal misperceptions, the victims, and the justice system. Sexual assault is a phenomenon that has been around for centuries; the culture of sexual assault is rooted in both legal practices and societal perceptions.
Classification of Rape: Article Review Natalie Romero SYG 2000 “Preferred Labels and Penalties for Forced Sexual Intercourse” Robert T. Sigler International Journal of the Sociology of Law (1995) The definition of rape is still debated in today’s society. Considering this, it’s not hard to believe there was confusion around the 1990s, when rape had just begun gaining importance. The new emphasis on rape and sexual assault can be tied to the emerging feminist movement. Date rape was a term coined
either of the societal or legal barriers to reporting. This literature review would discuss works dealing with silence of victims of sex crimes falling under the influence of either categories. Legal influenced silence In a study of how negative reactions silences victims of sexual assault, negative reactions received from professionals were among the most cited reasons given by the victims . These professionals were mainly the police and other legal authorities but were inclusive of medical examiners
or raped (Victims of Sexual Violence: Statics). That means in one day roughly 880 people’s lives are changed forever. Based on cases, like Steubenville High School, the definition of rape and it’s laws need updating due to the effects it has on the victims. Rape has always been a problem in the world. Recently rape has become a bigger problem with the effect social media is playing into it. The media has been known for years to take the statements given by the victim and play with it to make it
Statutory rape is a legal matter in which an individual has sexual intercourse with a minor. Although the statutory rape law is to protect any individual from being sexually abused by an older individual sexual assault is mainly geared towards protecting women. Even though having sex with a minor is illegal it is possible in some states to have sex with a minor with valid consent. If an individual is caught having sexual intercourse with a minor the penalties may result in serving time in a state
encompass central issues of rape culture: societal perceptions, the victim, and the justice system. Sexual assault is a phenomenon that has been around for centuries. The culture of sexual assault is rooted in both legal practices and societal perceptions; in order for its reforms to be
submitted by Nitin Nair Roll no: 212139 On Women and Criminal Law Topic: Sexual Crimes against Women- The Conundrum of Marital Rape During the Monsoon Semester 2014-2015 Introduction The word “rape” is derived from the word raptus, which means to seize. It is the act of forced non-consensual sexual intercourse with a woman by coercion, fear or fraud. Rape usually include three separate factors, these factors include forced vaginal penetration, threat of violence or violence by the offender
fourteen. Is it fair that depending on the state we reside in, determines who we date? Also, is it right that an eighteen-year-old is wrong for having a sexual relationship with a girl who is only one year younger than him, but may not be of the age of legal consent? Then is it okay for a seventeen-year-old to have intercourse with a sixteen-year-old, since both are under the age of consent? So can one see where the perspectives get foggy and the laws need to be adjusted consequently. Not all these questions
Marital Rape In India: Current Legal System Introduction “Marriage is the intimate union and equal partnership of a man and a woman. It comes to us from the hand of God, who created male and female in his image, so that they might become one body and might be fertile and multiply. The free consent of the spouses makes a marriage. From this consent and from the sexual consummation of marriage a special bond arises between husband and wife. This bond is lifelong and exclusive. The marriage bond has