In 2004 six Pitcairn men were convicted of numerous offences against girls and young women, but what right did the British government have to initiate these prosecutions? Was it fair given that no laws had been published on the island? Indeed, what law was there on this island? …
Theorizing sexual violence
by Grace, Victoria, Heberle, Renée
fromRoutledge research in gender and society
Taking sexual violence in the form of rape and hetero-psychological/physical abuse, trafficking, and harassment as a point of departure, the authors explore questions about the relationship between sex, sexuality and violence in order to better understand the terms on which wome…
On s'inquiète de l'augmentation des crimes sexuels, de cas de pédophilie et de viols, mais on remet rarement en cause la pornographie. L'auteur explique comment cette dernière, en permettant toutes les perversités et en projetant une image dégradante de la sexualité, exerce une …