Sexual History Evidence And The Rape Trial

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvJoanne Conaghan,Yvette Russell

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The use of a rape victim’s sexual history as evidence attracted intense public attention after the acquittal of footballer Ched Evans in 2017. Set within the context of a criminal justice system widely perceived to be failing rape victims, the use of sexual history evidence remains a flashpoint of contention around rape law reform. This accessible book mounts an important interrogation into the use of a victim’s sexual history as evidence in rape trials. Adopting a critical multidisciplinary perspective underpinned by feminist theory, the authors explore the role and significance of sexual history evidence in criminal justice responses to rape.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-10-27
Mått156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt380 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781529207828

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Table of CasesTable of StatutesNotes on AuthorsAcknowledgements1. Introduction: Setting the Scene2. A History of Rape Law in Action3. Emergence of a Legal Regime Governing the Use of Sexual History Evidence4. Legal Regulation: Limits and Potentialities5. Tracking the Use of Sexual History Evidence in the Courtroom6. The Relevance of Sexual History Evidence7. Sexual History Evidence and Subjectivity8. Conclusion: What Is To Be Done About Sexual History Evidence?ReferencesIndex

"Can women count on law? When women complain of violent sexual crime, can they expect to be properly heard as rational legal subjects? This book shows how and why medieval male mythology about women’s sexuality, credibility and mendacity still make its way into the modern criminal court room, especially the rape trial. This book is a powerful, even devastating, critique of criminal justice as women experience it." Ngaire Naffine, The University of Adelaide