Putting trials on trial: sexual assault and the failure of the legal profession
Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Auteurs canadiens (documentaires), Loi et crime
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Résumé
In this thorough evaluation of the legal culture and courtroom practices prevalent in sexual assault litigation, the author provides an even-handed account of the ways in which the legal profession unnecessarily--and sometimes unlawfully--contributes to the trauma and re-victimization experienced by… those who testify as sexual assault complainants. Gathering conclusive evidence from interviews with experienced lawyers across Canada, reported case law, lawyer memoirs, recent trial transcripts, and defence lawyers' public statements and commercial advertisements, the book demonstrates that--despite prominent contestations--complainants are regularly subjected to abusive, humiliating, and discriminatory treatment when they turn to the law to respond to violations of their sexual integrity, and further examines how the legal profession can better respond to, and remedy, some of the factors that make sexual assault proceedings distressing for complainants. 2018.