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Closing the justice gap for adult and child sexual assault : rethinking the adversarial trial / / Anne Cossins
Closing the justice gap for adult and child sexual assault : rethinking the adversarial trial / / Anne Cossins
Autore Cossins Anne
Edizione [1st ed. 2020.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, England : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2020]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XI, 719 p. 22 illus., 21 illus. in color.)
Disciplina 345.0253
Soggetto topico Sex crimes - Great Britain - Trial practice
Sex crimes - Law and legislation
Trials (Sex crimes)
ISBN 1-137-32051-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Introduction -- 2. The Nature and Effects Of Adversarialism: Jury Decision Making In Sexual Assault Trials -- 3. Factors That Predict Outcomes in Sexual Assault Trials -- 4. ‘Commonsense’ Or ‘Life Experience’: Jurors’ Perceptions Of Guilt -- 5. ‘No Means Yes And Yes Means Anal’: The Cultural Climate In Which Sex Offences Are Prosecuted -- 6. The Nature And Effects Of Adversarialism . Sites Of Activation For Heuristic Reasoning Processes -- 7. Modernisation Of The Substantive Law Of Consent -- 8. Cross Examination In Sexual Assault Trials: Evidentiary Safeguard Or An Opportunity To Confuse? -- 9. Contemporary Reforms To Cross-Examination -- 10 . The Problems Facing Reformers Of The Sexual Assault Trial -- 11. Achieving Best Evidence For Vulnerable Witnesses: The Use Of Trauma-Informed Theory To Reform The Sexual Assault Trial -- 12. Reform Measures: The Devil Is In The Detail.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910425157703321
Cossins Anne  
London, England : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2020]
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Rethinking rape law : international and comparative perspectives / / edited by Clare McGlynn and Vanessa E. Munro
Rethinking rape law : international and comparative perspectives / / edited by Clare McGlynn and Vanessa E. Munro
Pubbl/distr/stampa Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (364 p.)
Disciplina 345/.02532
Altri autori (Persone) McGlynnClare
MunroVanessa
Soggetto topico Rape
Sex crimes - Law and legislation
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-136-97478-4
1-136-97479-2
1-282-73332-X
9786612733321
0-203-85219-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Rethinking Rape Law: an introduction; Part I: Conceptual and theoretical engagements; Chapter 1: From consent to coercion: Evaluating international and domestic frameworks for the criminalization of rape; Chapter 2: Rethinking the criminal law's response to sexual penetration: On theory and context; Part II: International and regional perspectives; Chapter 3: International criminal law and sexual violence: An overview; Chapter 4: Learning our lessons?: The Rwanda Tribunal record on prosecuting rape
Chapter 5: The force of shameChapter 6: Everyday rape: International human rights law and violence against women in peacetime; Chapter 7: Defining rape under the European Convention on Human Rights: Torture, consent and equality; Chapter 8: Rape law reform in Africa: 'More of the same' or new opportunities?; Part III: National perspectives; Chapter 9: Feminist activism and rape law reform in England and Wales: A Sisyphean struggle?; Chapter 10: All change or business as usual?: Reforming the law of rape in Scotland
Chapter 11: Rethinking Croatian rape laws: Force, consent and the 'contribution of the victim'Chapter 12: Rape in Italian law: Towards the recognition of sexual autonomy; Chapter 13: Rethinking rape law in Sweden: Coercion, consent or non-voluntariness?; Chapter 14: Canadian sexual assault law: Neoliberalism and the erosion of feminist-inspired law reforms; Chapter 15: Rape, law and American society; Chapter 16: Criminal law and the reformation of rape in Australia; Chapter 17: Reforming the law of rape in South Africa; Part IV: New agendas and directions
Chapter 18: Independent legal representation for complainants in rape trialsChapter 19: Jury deliberation and complainant credibility in rape trials; Chapter 20: The mythology of male rape: Social attitudes and law enforcement; Chapter 21: Violence against women in South Asian communities in the UK: A culture of silence; Chapter 22: Sexual assault of women with mental disabilities: A Canadian perspective; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910459559703321
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
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Rethinking rape law : international and comparative perspectives / / edited by Clare McGlynn and Vanessa E. Munro
Rethinking rape law : international and comparative perspectives / / edited by Clare McGlynn and Vanessa E. Munro
Pubbl/distr/stampa Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (364 p.)
Disciplina 345/.02532
Altri autori (Persone) McGlynnClare
MunroVanessa
Soggetto topico Rape
Sex crimes - Law and legislation
ISBN 1-136-97478-4
1-136-97479-2
1-282-73332-X
9786612733321
0-203-85219-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Rethinking Rape Law: an introduction; Part I: Conceptual and theoretical engagements; Chapter 1: From consent to coercion: Evaluating international and domestic frameworks for the criminalization of rape; Chapter 2: Rethinking the criminal law's response to sexual penetration: On theory and context; Part II: International and regional perspectives; Chapter 3: International criminal law and sexual violence: An overview; Chapter 4: Learning our lessons?: The Rwanda Tribunal record on prosecuting rape
Chapter 5: The force of shameChapter 6: Everyday rape: International human rights law and violence against women in peacetime; Chapter 7: Defining rape under the European Convention on Human Rights: Torture, consent and equality; Chapter 8: Rape law reform in Africa: 'More of the same' or new opportunities?; Part III: National perspectives; Chapter 9: Feminist activism and rape law reform in England and Wales: A Sisyphean struggle?; Chapter 10: All change or business as usual?: Reforming the law of rape in Scotland
Chapter 11: Rethinking Croatian rape laws: Force, consent and the 'contribution of the victim'Chapter 12: Rape in Italian law: Towards the recognition of sexual autonomy; Chapter 13: Rethinking rape law in Sweden: Coercion, consent or non-voluntariness?; Chapter 14: Canadian sexual assault law: Neoliberalism and the erosion of feminist-inspired law reforms; Chapter 15: Rape, law and American society; Chapter 16: Criminal law and the reformation of rape in Australia; Chapter 17: Reforming the law of rape in South Africa; Part IV: New agendas and directions
Chapter 18: Independent legal representation for complainants in rape trialsChapter 19: Jury deliberation and complainant credibility in rape trials; Chapter 20: The mythology of male rape: Social attitudes and law enforcement; Chapter 21: Violence against women in South Asian communities in the UK: A culture of silence; Chapter 22: Sexual assault of women with mental disabilities: A Canadian perspective; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792313103321
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
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Rethinking rape law : international and comparative perspectives / / edited by Clare McGlynn and Vanessa E. Munro
Rethinking rape law : international and comparative perspectives / / edited by Clare McGlynn and Vanessa E. Munro
Pubbl/distr/stampa Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (364 p.)
Disciplina 345/.02532
Altri autori (Persone) McGlynnClare
MunroVanessa
Soggetto topico Rape
Sex crimes - Law and legislation
ISBN 1-136-97478-4
1-136-97479-2
1-282-73332-X
9786612733321
0-203-85219-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Rethinking Rape Law: an introduction; Part I: Conceptual and theoretical engagements; Chapter 1: From consent to coercion: Evaluating international and domestic frameworks for the criminalization of rape; Chapter 2: Rethinking the criminal law's response to sexual penetration: On theory and context; Part II: International and regional perspectives; Chapter 3: International criminal law and sexual violence: An overview; Chapter 4: Learning our lessons?: The Rwanda Tribunal record on prosecuting rape
Chapter 5: The force of shameChapter 6: Everyday rape: International human rights law and violence against women in peacetime; Chapter 7: Defining rape under the European Convention on Human Rights: Torture, consent and equality; Chapter 8: Rape law reform in Africa: 'More of the same' or new opportunities?; Part III: National perspectives; Chapter 9: Feminist activism and rape law reform in England and Wales: A Sisyphean struggle?; Chapter 10: All change or business as usual?: Reforming the law of rape in Scotland
Chapter 11: Rethinking Croatian rape laws: Force, consent and the 'contribution of the victim'Chapter 12: Rape in Italian law: Towards the recognition of sexual autonomy; Chapter 13: Rethinking rape law in Sweden: Coercion, consent or non-voluntariness?; Chapter 14: Canadian sexual assault law: Neoliberalism and the erosion of feminist-inspired law reforms; Chapter 15: Rape, law and American society; Chapter 16: Criminal law and the reformation of rape in Australia; Chapter 17: Reforming the law of rape in South Africa; Part IV: New agendas and directions
Chapter 18: Independent legal representation for complainants in rape trialsChapter 19: Jury deliberation and complainant credibility in rape trials; Chapter 20: The mythology of male rape: Social attitudes and law enforcement; Chapter 21: Violence against women in South Asian communities in the UK: A culture of silence; Chapter 22: Sexual assault of women with mental disabilities: A Canadian perspective; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827527803321
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
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SMART summary
SMART summary
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, , 2015-
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (volumes)
Soggetto topico Sex crimes - Law and legislation - United States
Sex crimes - United States - Prevention
Sex offenders - United States
Child sexual abuse - United States - Prevention
Recording and registration - Databases
Child sexual abuse - Prevention
Sex crimes - Law and legislation
Sex crimes - Prevention
Sex offenders
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking summary
Prosecution, transfer, and registration of serious juvenile sex offenders
Global survey of sex offender registration and notification systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910224385903321
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, , 2015-
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Violence against women and criminal justice in Africa . Volume I Legislation, limitations and culture. / / edited by Emma Charlene Lubaale and Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz
Violence against women and criminal justice in Africa . Volume I Legislation, limitations and culture. / / edited by Emma Charlene Lubaale and Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (401 pages)
Disciplina 364.153096
Collana Sustainable Development Goals
Soggetto topico Sex crimes - Law and legislation
Women - Crimes against
ISBN 3-030-75949-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Violence Against Women in Africa: A Human Rights Violation Necessitating Criminal Accountability -- 1 Background -- 2 Conceptualising Violence Against Women as a Violation of Human Rights -- 3 The Obligation of States to Ensure Accountability for Violence Against Women -- 4 The Role and Place of Criminal Accountability in Cases of Violence Against Women -- 5 Conclusion and the Unanswered Questions -- References -- Part II Legislation and its Implementation in Addressing Violence Against Women -- 3 Addressing Gender-Based Violence Epidemic Through Criminal Justice: A Case Study of South Africa and the DRC -- 1 Introduction -- 2 International and Regional Legal Framework for the Protection of Women and Girls from GBV -- 3 Overview of Gender-Based Violence in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 3.1 The South African Perspective -- 3.2 The DRC Perspective -- 4 Domestic Legal Frameworks: GBV and Access to Justice for survivors of GBV -- 4.1 South Africa -- 4.1.1 The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 -- 4.1.2 Domestic Violence Act of 1998 -- 4.1.3 The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 -- 4.2 The Democratic Republic of Congo -- 4.2.1 The Constitution of the DRC 2005 -- 4.2.2 Child Protection Law 09/001 of 2009 -- 4.2.3 The Penal Code of 1940 -- 5 Challenges for Survivors of GBV to Access the Criminal Justice System -- 5.1 South Africa -- 5.1.1 The Law, Jurisprudence and Policy -- 5.1.2 A National Drive to Eradicate GBV: The National Strategic Plan -- 5.2 Drc -- 6 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 4 Access to Justice for Survivors of Violence: A Case Study of the Girl Child in Mauritius.
1 Introduction -- 2 Mauritius' International Obligations to Ensure that the Girl Child Who is a Survivor of Violence Has Access to Justice -- 2.1 United Nations and Access to Justice for the Girl Child -- 2.2 African Union and Access to Justice for the Girl Child -- 3 Current Framework on Access to Justice for the Girl Child in Cases of Violence -- 3.1 Legal Provisions on Violence Against the Girl Child and Access to Justice -- 3.1.1 The Constitution -- 3.1.2 The Penal Code -- 3.1.3 The Sexual Offences Act -- 3.1.4 The Child Protection Act -- 3.2 The Girl Child and the Court -- 3.3 Institutions -- 3.3.1 The Child Development Unit -- 3.3.2 The Ombudsperson for Children -- 3.3.3 The Judicial System -- 4 Provisions of the Draft Children's Rights Bill Relating to Access to Justice of the Girl Child in Cases of Violence -- 5 Challenges in the Ensuring that the Girl Child Has Access to Justice in Cases of Violence -- 5.1 Delay in Enacting the Children's Bill -- 5.2 Non-Criminalisation of Some Types of violence -- 5.2.1 Child Marriage -- 5.2.2 Marital Rape -- 5.3 Absence of Public Interest Litigation -- 5.4 Insufficient Collaboration Between Relevant Stakeholders -- 5.5 Patriarchy -- 5.6 Insufficient Data on the Girl Child -- 6 Recommendations and Conclusions -- References -- 5 Police Capacity Building in Dealing with Domestic Violence Cases in South Africa: An Entry Point to Women's Access to Justice -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Study Area -- 1.2 Methods -- 2 Policing Domestic violence in South Africa -- 3 Challenges of policing Domestic violence -- 4 Social Interactionist Perspective on Domestic violence -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Profile of Participants -- 5.2 Need for Police capacitation -- 5.3 How to Capacitate the police -- 5.3.1 Training of police on Domestic violence -- 6 Conclusion -- References.
6 Access to Justice for Sexual Violence Against Women: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Case Reporting in Kenya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Contextualising Reporting for victims of Sexual Violence -- 3 An Assessment of Kenya's Normative Framework on Access to Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence under International Human Rights law -- 4 Reporting in Practice: Examining the Current Status of Reporting of Sexual Violence in Kenya -- 5 Social and Institutional Response to Sexual Violence in Kenya -- 5.1 Social Responses to Sexual Violence in Kenya -- 5.1.1 Stigma and Victim Blaming -- 5.1.2 Lack of Information -- 5.2 Institutional Response to Sexual Violence -- 5.2.1 Response by Health Care Workers -- 5.2.2 Response by Law Enforcement Agents -- 5.2.3 Other Institutional Gaps -- 6 Towards an Effective Reporting System for Victims of Sexual Violence in Kenya -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Limitations of Criminal Justice Responses to Violence Against Women -- 7 Sex Trafficking as a Form of Gender-Based Violence Against Women: Lessons from South Africa and Uganda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women -- 3 Beyond the Rhetoric: Prosecution and Punishment -- 3.1 Uganda -- 3.2 South Africa -- 4 Access to Justice for Trafficked victims -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Criminal Accountability for Gender-Based Violence in North Africa: Beyond Legal Reforms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gender-Based Violence in Egypt and Morocco: The Law, Religion, Social Norms and Mentality Gaps -- 2.1 The Various Expressions of Gender-Based violence in Egypt and Morocco -- 2.2 International Commitments and National Legislative reforms in Morocco and Egypt -- 2.3 Social and Cultural Norms in Egypt and Morocco: Implication on Criminal Accountability for Gender-Based Violence -- 3 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References.
9 The Right to Social Security as a Prerequisite to Access to Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Zimbabwe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Overview of Access to Justice for Sexual Violence Survivors in Zimbabwe -- 3 The Protection of Social Security in Zimbabwe -- 4 The Constitutional Framework on the Prohibition of Sexual Violence -- 5 An Analysis of Sexual Violence in Zimbabwe -- 5.1 Nature of Sexual Violence in Zimbabwe -- 5.2 The Extent of Sexual Violence -- 5.3 Law on Sexual Violence -- 6 The Nexus Between Access to Justice and Social Security of the Survivors of Sexual Violence -- 7 Possible Solutions to the Dilemma -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Roots Revisited: Barriers to Justice for Survivors and Victims of Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation -- 3 FGM as a Form of Gender-Based violence -- 4 Causes of FGM in The Gambia -- 5 Effects of FGM -- 6 The Methodology to Achieve Change: The Shift to a Gambia Without Violence Against Women -- 7 Criminal Without Accountability-The Law Against FGM in The Gambia -- 7.1 A Mere Check in the Box -- 7.2 Analysis of the Law -- 8 Barriers to Access to Justice -- 8.1 The Government as a Resistor to Change -- 8.2 Public Perceptions -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Access to Justice by Victims of Violence Against Women and Girls in Tanzania: A Social Legal Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background to Socio-cultural and Economic Violence Against Women in Tanzania -- 2.1 The Pre-Colonial Era -- 2.2 The Colonial Era -- 2.3 The Independence Era -- 2.4 The Post-Independence Era -- 3 Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls in Tanzania -- 3.1 Policies, Strategies and Action Plans -- 3.2 Laws -- 3.2.1 International Legal Framework -- 3.2.2 Regional Agreements -- 3.2.3 Sub-Regional Agreements -- 3.2.4 National Legislation.
3.3 Institutions -- 3.3.1 Ministries -- 4 Challenges -- 5 Prospects -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]
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