Can the law on sexual consent and related rules of evidence provide adequate protection to vulnerable victims and defendants who are subject to false allegations? if so, do juries jeopardize this?

Authors

Casey Chard

Document Type

Graduate Article

Abstract

Sexual consent is a sociolegal principle that is designed to protect personal autonomy. This article will evaluate and challenge the legal concept of sexual consent and whether the current law is sufficiently designed so that it is capable to protect both vulnerable victims and defendant simultaneously in rape and sexual assault trials. A common theme throughout will be rape myths and how these can negatively affect jurors and as a result, raise the question, should jurors sit on rape and sexual assault trials?

Publication Date

2020-01-01

Publication Title

The Plymouth Law Review

Volume

13

Issue

1

First Page

23

Last Page

44

Recommended Citation

Chard, Casey (2020) "Can the law on sexual consent and related rules of evidence provide adequate protection to vulnerable victims and defendants who are subject to false allegations? if so, do juries jeopardize this?," Plymouth Law Review: Vol. 13, Article 3.
Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/plr/vol13/iss1/3