Sexual Assault in Canada
Law, legal pratice and women’s activism
Droit, technologie et médias | Law, Technology and MediaÉditeur : Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
Lieu d’édition : Ottawa
Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 27 septembre 2017
Collection : Droit, technologie et médias | Law, Technology and Media
Année d’édition : 2012
Nombre de pages : xii-819
Présentation
Sexual Assault in Canada is the first English-language book in almost two decades to assess the state of sexual assault law and legal practice in Canada. Gathering together feminist scholars, lawyers, activists and policy-makers, it presents a picture of the difficult issues that Canadian women face when reporting and prosecuting sexual violence. The volume addresses many themes including the systematic undermining of women who have been sexually assaulted, the experiences of marginalized women, and the role of women’s activism. It explores sexual assault in various contexts, including professional sports, the doctor–patient relationship, and residential schools. And it highlights the influence of certain players in the reporting and litigation of sexual violence, including health care providers, social workers, police, lawyers and judges. Sexual Assault in Canada provides both a multi-faceted assessment of the progress of feminist reforms to Canadian sexual assault law and practice, and articulates a myriad of new ideas, proposed changes to law, and inspired activist strategies.
This book was created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Jane Doe’s remarkable legal victory against the Toronto police for sex discrimination in the policing of rape and for negligence in failing to warn her of a serial rapist. The case made legal history and motivated a new generation of feminist activists. This book honours her pioneering work by reflecting on how law, legal practice and activism have evolved over the past decade and where feminist research and reform should lead in the years to come.
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Part I
Claire L’Heureux-Dubé
Foreword. Still Punished for Being FemaleElizabeth A Sheehy
IntroductionElizabeth A Sheehy
1. The Victories of Jane DoeJulia Tolmie
3. New Zealand’s Jane DoeLaura Robinson
4. Hockey Night in CanadaTracey Lindberg, Priscilla Campeau et Maria Campbell
5. Indigenous Women and Sexual Assault in CanadaLucinda Vandervort
6. Lawful Subversion of the Criminal Justice Process? Judicial, Prosecutorial, and Police Discretion in Edmondson, Kindrat, and BrownSheila McIntyre
7. The Supreme Court of Canada’s Betrayal of Residential School Survivors: Ignorance is No ExcuseTeresa DuBois
9. Police Investigation of Sexual Assault Complaints: How Far Have We Come Since Jane Doe?A Blair Crew
10. Striking Back: The Viability of a Civil Action Against the Police for the “Wrongful Unfounding” of Reported RapesDiana Yaros
13. Where Has All The Anger Gone?Gillian Calder et Rebecca Johnson
15. The Jane Doe Coffee-Table Book About Rape: Reflections on Rebellious Writing and TeachingPart II
Sunny Marriner
18. Questioning “Expert” KnowledgesElizabeth A Sheehy
20. Judges and the Reasonable Steps Requirement: The Judicial Stance on Perpetration Against Unconscious WomenDavid M Tanovich
21. An Equality-Oriented Approach to the Admissibility of Similar Fact Evidence in Sexual Assault ProsecutionsJulie Desrosiers
22. Raising the Age of Sexual Consent: Renewing Legal Moralism?Holly Johnson
24. Limits of a Criminal Justice Response: Trends in Police and Court Processing of Sexual AssaultGillian Balfour et Janice Du Mont
27. Confronting Restorative Justice in Neo-Liberal Times: Legal and Rape Narratives in Conditional SentencingConstance Backhouse
28. A Feminist Remedy for Sexual Assault: A Quest for AnswersJane Doe
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