Rape Justice: Beyond the Criminal Law

by Nicola Henry (Editor), Anastasia Powell (Editor), Asher Flynn (Editor)

Overview

This book explores the burgeoning interest in alternative and innovative justice responses to sexual violence both within and outside the legal system. It explores the limits of criminal law for achieving 'rape justice' and highlights possibilities for expanding how we think about justice in the aftermath of sexual violence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137476142
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/02/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	247
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Anastasia Powell is Senior Lecturer in Justice and Legal Studies at RMIT University, Australia.

Nicola Henry is Senior Lecturer in Legal Studies in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University, Australia.

Asher Flynn is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia, and Research Fellow in Law in the Criminal Justice Centre at the University of Warwick, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Rape Justice: Recognition, Redistribution and Representation; Nicola Henry, Asher Flynn and Anastasia Powell
2. A Fair Way to Go: Justice for Victim/Survivors of Sexual Violence; Haley Clark
3. Sexual Violence and Justice: How and Why Context Matters; Kathleen Daly
4. Reassessing the Place of Criminal Law Reform in the Struggle Against Sexual Violence: A Critique of the Critique of Carceral Feminism; Lise Gotell
5. When Yes Actually Means Yes: Confusing Messages and Criminalising Consent; James Roffee
6. Sexual Violence and Innovative Responses to Justice: Interrupting the 'Recognisable' Narrative; Asher Flynn
7. Retribution, Reparation and the Harms of Rape: The Role of Tort Law; Nikki Godden
8. International Human Rights as a Mechanism of Justice: Rape Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights; Ivana Radacic
9. Reforms, Customs and Resilience: Justice for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Liberia; Niels Nagelhus Schia and Benjamin de Carvalho
10. The Pandemic of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and the Political Economy of Gender Inequality; Sara Davies and Jacqui True
11. Gender, Colonisation and Stolen Sisters: International Frames for Truth and Reconciliation?; Rosemary Nagy
12. The Law of the People: Civil Society Tribunals and Wartime Sexual Violence; Nicola Henry
13. Seeking Informal Justice Online: Vigilante Justice, Activism and Resisting a Rape Culture Online; Anastasia Powell

Editorial Reviews

'This book presents a startling challenge to traditional thinking about what constitutes a just response to rape. It is a must read by jurists and feminist advocates alike for the provocative questions raised about moving beyond a one form of justice, disengagement from the politics of punishment, the context of sexual violence, and what justice means to victims and communities. Especially appealing is the inclusion of the broad range of settings where rape occurs and the solid suggestions to move us toward nuanced concepts of rape justice.' - Mary P. Koss, Regents' Professor, Public Health, University of Arizona, USA

'This book is essential reading for scholars, students, policy makers, and practitioners seeking innovative responses to sexual violence that move beyond the limited realm of orthodox legal approaches. Each chapter in this cutting-edge anthology provides a wealth of thought-provoking and useful information about one of the most significant threats to women's health and well-being. Undoubtedly, this book will stimulate much debate and discussion and hopefully lead to progressive means of social control guided by a rich gendered understanding of societal reactions to sexual violence.' - Walter S. DeKeseredy, Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, and Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University, USA

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