Published In
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1981
Subjects
Canada; Criminal Law; Sexual Assault; Rape; Law reform
Abstract
The author discusses the law relating to marital rape and contributes to the debate about law reform in this area, with some reference to proposed amendments to The Criminal Code. At the time of writing these were embodied in Bill C-53 which had received its First reading in Parliament on January 12, 1981. The main argument is that law reform in this area should display sensitivity to the special coercive potential of the marital relationship and that any pressure, including the conscious exploitation of external factors, to engage in sexual activity comes within the appropriate sphere of the criminal law.
Citation Details
Christine Boyle, “Married Women - Beyond the Pale of the Law of Rape” (1981) 1 Windsor YB Access Just 192-213.