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The concept of rape in Swiss law

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  • 12 March 2021
  • Camille Perrier Depeursinge
    • Droit, des sciences criminelles et d'administration publique, UNIL
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How do you legally define rape? Switzerland has decided to revise its penal approach, deemed obsolete. But critics are already making themselves heard. The question of consent is at the heart of the debate.

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