Gender on Trial: Changes in Legal and Discursive Practices Concerning Sexual Violence in Poland from the 1970s to the Present

Since 1932, Poland has had a progressive law regarding rape, according to which rape is defined regardless of the relationship between the rapist and the victim or their gender. However, this law has not been fully executed because of widespread stereotypes concerning rape. This paper draws on multi...

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Main Author: Agnieszka Kościańska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2020-08-01
Series:Ethnologia Europaea
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Online Access:https://ee.openlibhums.org/article/id/1740/