Synopses & Reviews
Rethinking Rape Law provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of contemporary rape laws, across a range of jurisdictions. In a context in which there has been considerable legal reform of sexual offences, Rethinking Rape Law engages with developments spanning national, regional and international frameworks. It is only when we fully understand the differences between the law of rape in times of war and in times of peace, between common law and continental jurisdictions, between societies in transition and societies long inured to feminist activism, that we are able to understand and evaluate current practices, with a view to change and a better future for victims of sexual crimes. Written by leading authors from across the world, this is the first authoritative text on rape law that crosses jurisdictions, examines its conceptual and theoretical foundations, and sets the law in its policy context. It is destined to become the primary source for scholarly work and debate on sexual offences laws.
Synopsis
This book offers a comprehensive guide to the international policies developed to stop rape, together with case studies on their effectiveness in practice. Engaging with the legal and criminal justice systems, health services, specialized services for victim-survivors, educational and cultural outreach, and more, it brings together both theory and real-world evidence to build a thorough picture of worldwide efforts to fight rape in all its contexts.
About the Author
Sylvia Walby is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology and UNESCO Chair in Gender Research at Lancaster University. She is the author, most recently, of Globalization and Inequalities: Complexity and Contested Modernities.Philippa Olive is a senior research fellow in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University.Jude Towers is a senior research fellow in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University.Brian Francis is professor of social statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Lancaster University.Sofia Strid is a lecturer in gender studies and political science at Örebro University, Sweden.Andrea Krizsán is a research Fellow in the Centre for Policy Studies, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary.Emanuela Lombardo research fellow in political science at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.Corinne May-Chahal is professor of social work at Lancaster University.Suzanne Franzway is professor of sociology and gender studies at University of South Australia.David Sugarman is professor of law at Lancaster University.Bina Agarwal is professor of development economics and environment at the University of Manchester.Jo Armstrong is a research associate in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Strategy
Health and victim services
Law and the criminal justice system
Conflict zones
Culture, media and education
Economy
Conclusions. - See more at: http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781447322092&sf1=keyword&st1=9781447322092&m=1&dc=8#sthash.I2aHccpm.dpufIntroduction
Strategy
Health and victim services
Law and the criminal justice system
Conflict zones
Culture, media and education
Economy
Conclusions