Putting trials on trial sexual assault and the failure of the legal profession /
Elaine Craig.
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Sexual Assault and the Legal Profession; 2 Pendulum Swings and Matriarchal Justice: Debunking Defence Counsel Myths; 3 A Kinder and Gentler Approach? Interrogating the Heroes of the Defence Bar; 4 The Sexual Assault Lawyerâ#x80;#x99;s Justice Project; 5 The Role of the Crown in Sexual Assault Trials; 6 Judging Sexual Assault Trials; 7 Judicial Error in Sexual Assault Cases; 8 We Owe a Responsibility . . .; Notes; Index
An interrogation of sexual assault law and a legal process that traumatizes complainants.
9780773553019 9780773553002
Rape--Law and legislation. Rape victims. Trials (Rape)