Should We Consent? Rape Law Reform in South Africa
Print ISBN: 9780702179389
Print ISBN: 9780702179389
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Year Published:
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
This unique text charts the critical social and legal debates and jurisprudential developments that took place during the rape law reform process from a comparative and international context. It also provides important insights into the engagement of civil society with law reform and includes thoughtful and contemporary discussions on the topics. It highlights the significance of rape law reform inclusion or exclusion at various stages in the process and discusses the strategic decisions made by gender activists and the context in which these decisions were made. The book also emphasises potential implementation challenges and considers how these might be addressed in terms of law and policy.
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INTRODUCTION: SHOULD WE CONSENT? - Lillian Artz and Dee Smythe
THE POLITICS OF A DEFINITION - Nikki Naylor
RAPE AND HIV/AIDS: WHO’S PROTECTING WHOM? - Sarai Chisala
GETTING SOMEWHERE SLOWLY — THE REVISION OF A FEW EVIDENCE RULES - PJ Schwikkard
THE PERSONAL IS THE POLITICAL: DISCLOSURE OF RAPE COMPLAINANTS PERSONAL RECORDS - Bronwyn Pithey
THE PSYCHO–SOCIAL IMPACT OF RAPE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPERT EVIDENCE IN RAPE TRIALS - Anastasia Maw, Gail Womersley and Michelle O’Sullivan
CHILDREN AND SEXUAL OFFENCES - Jacqui Gallinetti and Daksha Kassan
HALF–HEARTED HIV–RELATED SERVICES FOR VICTIMS - Stefanie Roehrs
POLICING SEXUAL OFFENCES: POLICIES, PRACTICES AND POTENTIAL PITFALLS - Dee Smythe and Samantha Waterhouse
SENTENCING AND MANAGEMENT OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS - Yonina Hoffman-Wanderer
CLAIMS AND ENTITLEMENTS OR SMOKE AND MIRRORS? VICTIMS’ RIGHTS IN THE SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT - Heléne Combrinck
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