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DESCRIPTION:Many countries are in a process of replacing outda
ted sex offense regulations with laws that accuratel
y correspond to modern ideas about gender equality\, sexua
l self-determination\, and consensual sex. One example
is Sweden\, where a law that defines rape based on a crite
rion of nonvoluntary participation entered int
o force in 2018. This lecture presents an analysis of how rape
is understood in the new legal discourse in Sweden\, and I sh
ow that rape is presented as a matter of choice and communi
cation in sexual situations. I argue that the new rape l
aw sends a clear message about what sex should be — nam
ely\, voluntary — but does not accurately describe
the crime and the behavior that deserves crimina
l censure. I conclude that a lesson from Sweden is that futu
re rape law reforms may benefit from empirical knowledge
of how people communicate in sexual situations.\nSpea
ker: Dr. Linnea Wegerstad (Senior Lecturer\, Faculty of Law\, Lund Univers
ity / Sweden)
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T082011Z
LOCATION:via Zoom
ORGANIZER:Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
SUMMARY:“Sex Must be Voluntary”: Sexual Communication and the New Defin
ition of Rape in Sweden
URL:https://csl.mpg.de/events/28236/136000
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