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The language game of sexual assault

Pamela Cross — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:05:51 +0000

It seems that, in the context of sexual assault, the word “unfounded” means very different things to different people. Robyn Doolittle’s unprecedented series in The Globe and Mail earlier this year brought the word into the forefront of many people’s Continue reading The language game of sexual assault→

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“It really doesn’t matter what I want.”

Pamela Cross — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:07:57 +0000

Mandi Gray’s comment after Ontario Superior Court Justice Dambrot upheld the appeal of Mustafa Ururyar, who had been found guilty of sexually assaulting her, is a simple yet powerful indictment of the criminal system’s response to sexual violence. She went Continue reading “It really doesn’t matter what I want.”→

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Will they ever learn? Judges and sexual assault cases

Pamela Cross — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:25:37 +0000

R v Wagar and R. v Al-Rawi: two sexual assault cases that have made headlines recently about the need for judicial education on sexual assault for judges. Just who was the accused? R v Wagar is the Alberta sexual assault Continue reading Will they ever learn? Judges and sexual assault cases→

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Bill C-51: A good start, but not enough

Pamela Cross — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:37:51 +0000

Many survivors of sexual assault who engage with the criminal system feel like they have entered a maze from which they may never emerge. On June 6th, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-51, which will update a number of Continue reading Bill C-51: A good start, but not enough→

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