Protecting the Dignity and Autonomy of Women: Rethinking the Place of Constructive Consent in the Tort of Sexual Battery

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dc.contributor.authorAdjin-Tettey, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-01T17:33:47Z
dc.date.available2015-04-01T17:33:47Z
dc.date.copyright2006en_US
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionThis is a post-print version of this paper, published in the University of British Columbia Law Review, (2006) 39(1) pp. 3-61.en_US
dc.description.abstractSexual wrongdoing is a fundamental violation of a person's personal autonomy, bodily integrity, and security. Victims, often already vulnerable, are further denied the right to self-determination, sexual autonomy, and human dignity.' As a result, victims of sexual abuse are increasingly seeking redress through the civil justice system either as a complement to or in substitution of criminal prosecution. A tort claim may provide personal and meaningful remedies for victimization, although there is room for improvement. Survivors have not always found justice in torts although tort liability is generally based on a standard of proof lower than that applied in criminal law, liability for sexual wrongdoing tends to require a higher threshold. However, unlike other tort cases, findings of liability for sexual wrongdoing often carry a stigma and are viewed as a reflection of depravity-hence the higher threshold.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationElizabeth Adjin-Tettey, “Protecting the Dignity and Autonomy of Women: Rethinking the Place of Constructive Consent in the Tort of Sexual Battery” (2006) 39(1) UBC Law Review 3-61.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ssrn.com/abstract=1932268
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5938
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUBC Law Reviewen_US
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Law
dc.titleProtecting the Dignity and Autonomy of Women: Rethinking the Place of Constructive Consent in the Tort of Sexual Batteryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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