What is statutory rape? “Statutory Rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe consensual sexual relations that take place when an individual has sexual relations with an individual not necessarily old enough to legally consent to the behavior” (www.ageofconsent.us). The term statutory rape is used when the government feels a (female) minor cannot consent to sex because of her age. Therefore, the government considers sexual contact with a minor to be statutory rape. The court system
COURT AND THE CASE LAW) Effects of marital rape Marital rape effects a woman drastically, it has always been thought that if a woman is raped by her partner it is comparatively less traumatic for her, but that is a myth. Research shows that marital rape has more severe and long lasting consequences for women. The effects of marital rape can be broadly classified into two categories – 1. Physical effects – the physical effects of marital rape include injuries
violence, or the rape may follow a physically violent episode where the husband wants to make up and coerces his wife to have sex against her will. The majority of marital rape victims fall under this category. ● Force-only rape: In what is called “force-only” rape, husbands use only the amount of force necessary to coerce their wives; battering may not be characteristic of these relationships. The assaults are typically after the woman has refused sexual intercourse. ● Obsessive rape: Other women experience
NO MEANS NO! –RAPE IN SOUTH AFRICA Rape is a crime that is committed through a sexual act without the consent or agreement between the people involved. Rape is distressing, humiliating and can have life changing consequences. Rape is never the victim’s fault. Rapists make their own choices to rape and they are to blame. (Crisis, 2006) There are many different types of rape: 1. Date Rape: being raped by a stranger, someone you know or going out with 2. Her husband can rape a woman –seriously, we
In the paper “A Defense of Abortion” written by Judith Jarvis Thomson, Thomas reasons toward the conclusion that abortion is only permissible under certain circumstances, such as rape, and she also offers certain scenarios where going through with an abortion would be considered permissible. From the beginning of the paper, Thomson establishes the fact that for the sake of the argument, she will assume that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception, although this is not what she believes
The traditional justice system often leaves victims feeling powerless and re-victimised as they are offered little to no emotional closure or healing (28) due to the process failing to acknowledge the individual needs, instead they treat victims and cases in a generic sense (23). The Sentencing Act 2002 recognized these concerns
is the view held by many Jamaicans in light of recent attempts by parliament to criminalize marital rape. How can a woman who relinquished all her rights upon marriage charge her husband with rape? Utter and complete nonsense! As Boyne sarcastically wrote “It must be only some Satanic, God-denying, bra-burning feminists and other atheists who would come up with a hare-brained idea like marital rape! God help us.” In many parts of the world a woman claiming that she was raped by her husband is akin
Rape become an important issue in today’s world, but nobody takes it seriously. In school and college the authorities do not provide any support or services to the victim. Caroline Heldman and Danielle Dirks wrote the article, “Blowing the Whistle on Campus Rape” in which “student activists, alumni and supportive faculty have taken on the epidemic of sexual assault with renewed vigor and added legal tools” ( Heldman and Dirks 32). The article explores that “the struggle is far from over, but momentum
One is every three rape victims is a child. Approximately 7500 children including infants are raped every year in india. India has seen an explosive in cases of rape of children in the past five ten years with national crime record bureau(NCRB) data saying a minor is sexually abused in every 30 minutes. Shortly, we can say till now government
You have to be a man officially to rape, and a woman to officially get raped. The section clearly discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation and doesn’t recognize men as a rape victim. Male rapes can be prosecuted and criminalized under Section 377. The Section brings consensual homosexual activity under its purview. If a man gets raped and a gay couple having