Rethinking rape law international and comparative perspectives

"A GlassHouse book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From consent to coercion : evaluating international and domestic frameworks for the criminalization of rape / Vanessa E. Munro -- Rethinking the criminal law's response to sexual offences : on theory and context / Michelle Madden Dempsey and Jonathan Herring -- International criminal law and sexual violence : an overview / Alison Cole -- Learning our lessons? The Rwanda tribunal record on prosecuting rape / Doris Buss -- The force of shame / Karen Engle and Annelise Lottman -- Everyday rape : international human rights law and violence against women in peacetime / Alice Edwards -- Defining rape under the European Convention on Human Rights : torture, consent, and equality / Patricia Londono -- Rape law reform in Africa : more of the same or new opportunities? / Helene Combrinck -- Feminist activism and rape law reform in England and Wales : a Sisyphean struggle? / Clare McGlynn -- All change or business as usual? Reforming the law of rape in Scotland / Sharon Cowan -- Rethinking Croatian rape laws : force, consent, and the 'contribution of the victim' / Ivana Rada and Ksenija Turkovi -- Rape in Italian law : towards the recognition of sexual autonomy / Rachel Fenton -- Rethinking rape law in Sweden : coercion, consent, or non-voluntariness? / Monica Burman -- Canadian sexual assault law : neoliberalism and the erosion of feminist-inspired law reforms / Lise Gotell -- Rape, law, and American society / Donald A. Dripps -- Criminal law and the reformation of rape in Australia / Peter D. Rush -- Reforming the law of rape in South Africa / Shereen Mills -- Independent legal representation for complainants in rape trials / Fiona Raitt -- Jury deliberation and complainant credibility in rape trials / Louise Ellison and Vanessa E. Munro -- The mythology of male rape : social attitudes and law enforcement / Phil Rumney and Natalia Hanley -- Violence against women in South Asian communities in the UK : a culture of silence / Aisha Gill -- Sexual assault of women with mental disabilities : a Canadian perspective / Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant.