Bibliograph

Criminalizing sex, a unified liberal theory, Stuart P. Green

Type

Label

Criminalizing sex, a unified liberal theory, Stuart P. Green

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Criminalizing sex

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Stuart P. Green

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice

Sub title

a unified liberal theory

Summary

Starting in the latter part of the 20th century, the law of sexual offenses, especially in the West, began to reflect a striking divergence. On the one hand, the law became significantly more punitive in its approach to sexual conduct that is nonconsensual, as evidenced by a major expansion in the definition of rape and sexual assault, and the creation of new offenses like sex trafficking, child grooming, and revenge porn. On the other hand, it became markedly more permissive in how it dealt with conduct that is consensual, a trend that can be seen, for example, in the legalisation or decriminalisation of sodomy, adultery, and adult pornography. This book explores the conceptual and normative implications of this divergence.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

Creator