Shifting the Spotlight in the Law of Rape - The Responsibilities of Penetration

We need a new law of rape -. One one which puts the focus on the defendant, rather than the victim. Many survivors of rape report that their experience of the criminal courts is that they are on trial. This book argues we need to redefine rape so the focus is on the defendant and his responsibility.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; 1-Introduction; 2-Problems with the Law of Rape; 3-Problems with Rape Trials; 4-Rethinking the Ethical and Legal Framework Around Rape; 5-Putting the Law into Practice; 6-Responding to Concerns; 7-Conclusion; References; Cases; Index

About the author

Jonathan Herring, is a professor of law, at the University of Oxford, and DW Wolf-Clarendon Ffellow, at Exeter College, Oxford.

Sorcha McCormack, is a Senior senior Lecturer, in law at Leeds Beckett University.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Herring, Jonathan Mccormack Herring, Herring Jonathan, Sorcha McCormack
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.10.2025
• EAN: 9781839995293
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-529-3
• No. of pages: 94
• Series: Anthem Studies in Law Reform; Anthem Series on Women and Criminal Justice
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Law, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LAW / Gender & the Law, Gender studies, gender groups, Criminal justice law, Criminal law: Gender violence, Law and society, gender issues, Legal reform / Law Reform