TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cowan, Anna
TI  - Reforming New Zealand's law on sexual offending: an assessment of the Crimes Amendment Bills 2003
PY  - 2004///
KW  - FVC
KW  - GENDER
KW  - JUSTICE
KW  - LEGISLATION
KW  - RAPE
KW  - SEX OFFENDERS
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
N1  - Research papers. Law. LL.B. (Hons.) (Victoria University of Wellington)  Available for loan from Victoria University Library
N2  - This research paper examines the rationale behind the proposed reform of the Crimes Act (1961) relating to sexual offences. It considers gender neutrality and argues that this is important due to the increasing number of sexual offences committed by women. The author argues that rape should be kept a separate crime to sexual violation, and remain only a crime for males to commit (even though this clashes with the principle of gender neutrality) as the history and meaning of the word 'rape' are still important in contemporary society. The author recommends that the language used in the proposed reform be changed
ER  -