Women’s behavior as implied consent: Male “reasonableness” in Australian rape law

Defendants in rape trials rely on narratives of “implied consent,” situating women’s ordinary behavior as having indicated consent. Such narratives ignore women’s experiences, instead describing a male perpetrator’s subjective interpretation or inference of the woman’s actions. Implied consent narra...

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Main Author: Burgin, Rachael (Author)
Contributors: Flynn, Asher
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2021, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 334-352
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Sexual Violence
reasonable belief
rape law
Gender
Consent