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Consent-based rape legislation
Consent-based rape law can strengthen human rights in rape cases, but that it is crucial that the law be drafted sufficiently clearly.
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Recently, there have been political discussions in Parliament and debate in the media about the need for a new rape legislation, which is based on a requirement for consent. Denmark today lives up to the obligation to investigate and prosecute sexual crimes, but consent-based rape legislation will nevertheless be a positive human-rights move.
In this policy brief, the Institute of Human Rights's assessment of the human rights aspects of consent-based rape legislation is presented.
This publication is only available in Danish.
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