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Full-Text Articles in Jurisprudence
"But Whoever Treasures Freedom...": The Right To Travel And Extraterritorial Abortions, Seth F. Kreimer
"But Whoever Treasures Freedom...": The Right To Travel And Extraterritorial Abortions, Seth F. Kreimer
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Journeying Through The Valley Of Evil., Douglas O. Linder
Journeying Through The Valley Of Evil., Douglas O. Linder
Faculty Works
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Ignorance And Procedural Law Reform: A Call For A Moratorium, Stephen B. Burbank
Ignorance And Procedural Law Reform: A Call For A Moratorium, Stephen B. Burbank
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Captive Courts: The Destruction Of Judicial Decisions By Agreement Of The Parties, Jill E. Fisch
Captive Courts: The Destruction Of Judicial Decisions By Agreement Of The Parties, Jill E. Fisch
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Legitimating The Illegitimate: A Comment On 'Beyond Rape', Robin West
Legitimating The Illegitimate: A Comment On 'Beyond Rape', Robin West
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Professor Dripps's provocative proposal, as I understand it, is that we think of sex as a commodity and rape as the theft of that commodity. Understood as such, the theft of sex accomplished through violence or the threat of violence is a twofold wrong: it violates our "negative" right to refuse to have sex with anyone for any or no reason, and violence or the threat of violence infringes our right to personal, physical security. Therefore, the violent expropriation of sex should be punished as a major felony, as is violent rape, at least in theory.
Furthermore, according to Dripps, …