Sarah Deer | November 18, 2016 | American Indian Law
Imagine living in a world where your government is not allowed to protect you. A world in which your family and yourself could be brutally victimized while your government has no power to interfere. Now imagine living in a community where sexual violence is so common...
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...
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...
Pauline Toboulidis | August 24, 2016 | Sexual Assault
Published in June 2016, an op-ed piece featured in The New York Times highlights ALI’s continuing work on the Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses project, specifically, its preliminary proposal to allow intoxication to lessen culpability. This...
Jennifer Morinigo | August 22, 2016 | Student Sexual Misconduct
The ABA presented a panel titled “Sexual Assault on College Campuses: Balancing the Rights and Interests of the Accused and the Victim” at its Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The ABA reported that the panel “discussed some of the most pressing issues concerning...
