Withey, Carol ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6415-336X (2022) The Law: sexual harassment, sexual offending and related issues. In: #Its not okay: Sexual Violence Awareness Mini Conference, 11th February 2022, University of Greenwich and online. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This paper explains the civil wrong of sexual harassment under the Equality Act 2010, and reviews the available remedies. The paper then explains a range of related criminal offences: harassment, causing fear of violence and stalking under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997; and the domestic abuse offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship under the Serious Crime Act 2015. The paper then explains the law that governs some of the main sexual offences contained in the Sexual Offences Act 2003: rape; assault by penetration; sexual assault; causing sexual activity without consent; exposure and cyber-flashing; and voyeurism and up-skirting. The paper also looks at some related areas of interest: revenge porn and the law relating to rough sex. The issue of lack of consent; a necessary ingredient of some of these offences, is also discussed. The parameters of consent are explained, including where this lies with intoxicated complainants, submission scenarios, and cases involving deceptions. Rape and sexual assault myths are also identified.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Protection from Harassment Act 1997; the Serious Crime Act 2015; Sexual Offences Act 2003
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > K Law (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Law & Criminology (LAC)
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2023 10:27
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/42487

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