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Prosecuting and defending rape: perspectives from the bar

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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:17 authored by Jennifer Temkin
This article discusses the findings of a qualitative study (part of a larger study into rape and criminal justice) which involved in-depth interviews with a sample of ten highly experienced barristers who between them had prosecuted and defended in hundreds of rape trials. It is concerned with the barristers' perceptions of the problems involved in prosecuting rape and the strategies deployed in defending rape cases. The article discusses the ethics of advocacy in the context of rape trials and argues that within the adversarial system there are ethical limits which should be observed.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Journal of Law and Society

ISSN

0263-323X

Publisher

Journal of Law and Society

Issue

2

Volume

27

Page range

219-248

Pages

30.0

ISBN

0263-323X

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  • Law Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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