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On Statutory Rape, Strict Liability, And The Public Welfare Offense Model, Catherine L. Carpenter
On Statutory Rape, Strict Liability, And The Public Welfare Offense Model, Catherine L. Carpenter
American University Law Review
Statutory Rape. At the center of a long-standing debate on whether its commission should require proof of a criminal mens rea, the prosecution of statutory rape offers a revealing look at the struggle to demarcate the parameters of the public welfare offense doctrine. Specifically, with respect to statutory rape, disagreement is deep and entrenched on whether statutory rape should be categorized as a public welfare offense, which would render irrelevant defendant's lack of knowledge of the victim's age. And despite wholesale revamping of state statutory rape laws on issues of age, gender, and potential grading and punishment, the debate on …
Culture Is No Defense For Infanticide, Michele Wen Chen Wu
Culture Is No Defense For Infanticide, Michele Wen Chen Wu
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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The War Crimes Research Office Presents: News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Maria Allison, Leslie Wilson
The War Crimes Research Office Presents: News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Maria Allison, Leslie Wilson
Human Rights Brief
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Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Sarah Hymowitz, Abby Richardson
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Sarah Hymowitz, Abby Richardson
Human Rights Brief
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