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Book SynopsisThis edited volume brings together leading scholars on sexual assault law to discuss the shift towards consent-based sexual assault laws. It explores the complexities of consent in different jurisdictions with reformed sexual assault laws and analyses their strengths and weaknesses.
Table of ContentsNormative Foundations 1: Michelle Madden Dempsey: The Normative Force Of Consent In Moral, Political, And Legal Perspective 2: Vera Bergelson: Sex And Sensibility: The Meaning Of Sexual Consent 3: Stephen J. Schulhofer: What Does 'Consent' Mean? 4: Stuart P. Green: Presuming Nonconsent To Sex In Cases Of Incapacity And Abuse Of Position Criminal Law Reform In Practice 5: Malcolm Thorburn: Sexual Assault Law In Canada 6: Jonathan Herring: The Sexual Offences Act 2003: England And Wales 7: Tatjana Hörnle: The New German Law On Sexual Assault 8: Claes Lernestedt And Marie Kagrell: The Swedish Move Towards (In)Voluntariness 9: Erin Murphy: Article 213 Of The American Law Institute's Model Penal Code 10: Manuel Cancio Meliá: Sexual Assaults Under Spanish Law: Law Reform, Consent, And Political Identity Thoughts For Future Law Reform 11: Tatjana Hörnle: A Comparison Of Sexual Assault Laws And Some Advice For Law Reform
