Jennifer Morinigo | November 14, 2016 | Policing, Sentencing, Sexual Assault
The Sixth Edition of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases is now available. Visit the ALI CLE website to place an order for the printed volumes. Public defenders may request a free electronic copy of the Trial Manual. Please email communications@ali.org...
Jennifer Morinigo | October 24, 2016 | American Indian Law, Data Privacy, Policing, Sentencing, Sexual Assault
At its October 2016 meeting, the Council took the following actions concerning project drafts: The Law of American Indians There was discussion of portions of Council Draft No. 3, but, due to insufficient time, no approval was sought. The Council will continue its...
Jennifer Morinigo | September 6, 2016 | Sexual Assault
The definition of Consent has been one of the most hotly debated issues in the project. Although it comprises only a single subsection of the Definitions section (Section 213.0(3)), “consent” is the principal concept used to distinguish lawful from unlawful sexual...
Catharine A. MacKinnon | September 3, 2016 | Sexual Assault
This piece first appeared in the Harvard Law & Policy Review. Rape is redefined in gender equality terms by eliminating consent, an intrinsically unequal concept, and reconceiving force to include inequalities. International developments recognizing sexual assault...
Erin E. Murphy and Stephen J. Schulhofer | August 30, 2016 | Sexual Assault
In the above video, Project Reporter Stephen Schulhofer and Associate Reporter Erin Murphy discuss the project and the complexity of defining consent. SHARE Erin E. Murphy Associate Reporter, Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault Erin E. Murphy is a Professor of Law at NYU...
Jennifer Morinigo | August 26, 2016 | Sexual Assault
An article in Reveal, a publication by The Center for Investigative Reporting, asserts that Mississippi and California sexual assault laws lag behind the other 48 states. The article states that the ALI Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses project may...
