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Implied consent and sexual assault : intimate relationships, autonomy, and voice /

"In R. v. Ewanchuk, the Supreme Court of Canada held that sexual touching must be accompanied by express, contemporaneous consent. In doing so, the Court rejected the idea that sexual consent could be 'implied'. Ewanchuk was a landmark ruling, reflecting a powerful commitment to women...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Plaxton, Michael, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Criminal law's expressive function
  • Wrong of sexual assault
  • Implied consent and Ewanchuk
  • Autonomy and section 273.1(1)
  • Mutuality and sexual instrumentalization
  • Exit, voice, and mutuality
  • What is stereotyping?
  • Context and the marital rape exception
  • Value of assurance
  • Overbreadth or bust?
  • Concluding thoughts: Voice and implied consent.