Rape laws

[Ruby]

Posted on old foum on March 11, 2003 at 17:54:31

Hello

I know that this is not what the forum is for but at the moment I am trying to get information on the current rape laws in the UK and the US. Is there a website with this information? What I want to find out is when did the law change so that the victims's lifestyle does not become a factor in the court case, or am I wrong and it is still the case that the victim goes on trial to prove that she in no provoked the attack.

Thanks

[diana_holbourn]

Things haven't got that good yet! A few years ago there were some minor reforms that made it a little more difficult for lawyers to ask women about their sexual history, but there were still enough loopholes as to make it fairly easy most of the time. To find out about the latest developments, which will hopefully become law in the UK soon, go to http://www.labour.org.uk/sexoffencesbill290103/

[Jessica Baillie]

I am currently studying History for my AS-Levels, and we need to find information about the Rape-laws in the UK. I wondered what information there is available about this issue - what are the penalties to convicted rapists? What are the number of reported rape cases in the UK?

Thank you.

My email address is lava_hot21@hotmail.com

[diana_holbourn]

Hi,

These links may help:

http://www.rapecrisis.co.uk/statistics.htm
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools...ews/3080502.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml.../10/ndate10.xml

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