Rape Justice

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

   PDF

2. The Promise and Paradox of Justice

   • Nicola Henry, Asher Flynn, Anastasia Powell

   Pages 1-17

3. A Fair Way to Go

   • Haley Clark

   Pages 18-35

4. Sexual Violence and Justice

   • Kathleen Daly

   Pages 36-52

5. Reassessing the Place of Criminal Law Reform in the Struggle Against Sexual Violence

   • Lise Gotell

   Pages 53-71

6. When Yes Actually Means Yes

   • James A. Roffee

   Pages 72-91

7. Sexual Violence and Innovative Responses to Justice

   • Asher Flynn

   Pages 92-111

8. Retribution, Redress and the Harms of Rape

   • Nikki Godden-Rasul

   Pages 112-126

9. The European Court of Human Rights as a Mechanism of Justice for Rape Victims

   • Ivana Radačić

   Pages 127-142

10. Reforms, Customs and Resilience

    • Niels Nagelhus Schia, Benjamin de Carvalho

    Pages 143-159

11. The Pandemic of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and the Political Economy of Gender Inequality

    • Sara E. Davies, Jacqui True

    Pages 160-181

12. Combatting Violence Against Indigenous Women

    • Rosemary Nagy

    Pages 182-199

13. The Law of the People

    • Nicola Henry

    Pages 200-217

14. Seeking Informal Justice Online

    • Anastasia Powell

    Pages 218-237

15. Back Matter

    Pages 238-247

    PDF

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.

• Rape
• sexual violence
• sexual assault
• justice
• criminal justice
• law
• innovative justice
• restorative justice
• human rights
• civil society justice
• criminology
• feminism
• gender
• Nation
• violence

'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

• RMIT University, Australia

  Anastasia Powell

• La Trobe University, Australia

  Nicola Henry

• Monash University, Australia

  Asher Flynn

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.

Policies and ethics