The patriarchal power of unconscious biases employed by judges in rape cases
McGrath, Róisín
McGrath, Róisín
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https://hdl.handle.net/10379/18441
https://doi.org/10.13025/29235
https://doi.org/10.13025/29235
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2022
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McGrath, Róisín. (2022). The patriarchal power of unconscious biases employed by judges in rape cases. University of Galway Law Review, 1, 182-200.
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Susan Leahy has observed that ‘there are few areas of the law more impacted by gender roles and stereotypes than the law on sexual offences.’1 Thomas O’Malley expanded this point by stating ‘the study of sexual offences is in many ways a study of social values.’2 This article, therefore, seeks to examine the prevalence of stereotypes in society and their effect in the process of prosecuting and sentencing rape. The analysis of stereotypes and rape myths by feminist theorists, such as Katherine Bartlett and Susan Estrich, will be discussed and applied to these rape cases.
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University of Galway
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