Mar 1, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 38
Symposium—Beyond Prosecution: Sexual Assault Victim’s Rights in Theory and Practice Symposium Much has been made in the public forum of the relationship of sexual assault victims with local, state and federal law enforcement authorities. The reality of these...
Mar 1, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 38
Symposium—Beyond Prosecution: Sexual Assault Victim’s Rights in Theory and Practice Symposium At the end of Katherine Hepburn’s closing argument on behalf of a woman charged with trying to kill her philandering husband in the 1949 film Adam’s Rib,...
Mar 1, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 38
Symposium—Beyond Prosecution: Sexual Assault Victim’s Rights in Theory and Practice Symposium Sexual abuse is conduct steeped in secrecy. The abuser needs secrecy to continue perpetrating abuse and victims often desire secrecy to cover their fear and shame. ...
Mar 1, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 38
Symposium—Beyond Prosecution: Sexual Assault Victim’s Rights in Theory and Practice Symposium In February 1998, the Italian Supreme Court issued a decision to overturn a rape conviction in part because the victim was wearing jeans. The Court’s opinion...
Mar 1, 2005 | Notes, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 38
In the past few decades, the number of reported cases of child sexual abuse in the United States has increased at a rate of approximately 2300%. While unique evidentiary issues are present in numerous areas of the law, the growing number of child sexual abuse cases...
Mar 1, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 2, Print Edition, Volume 38
Symposium—Beyond Prosecution: Sexual Assault Victim’s Rights in Theory and Practice Symposium The United States Supreme Court has never considered whether there is a First Amendment right for the press and public to attend civil child dependency proceedings. ...