All Articles tagged consent

• General
  June 11, 2017 EDT
  PRESIDENT-SHOPPING FOR A NEW SCALIA: THE ILLEGITIMACY OF “MCCONNELL MAJORITIES” IN SUPREME COURT DECISION-MAKING
  J. Stephen Clark

  This article argues that the Senate might have the constitutional power to impair the confirmation processbut that does not mean it should use it.

• General
  March 28, 2017 EDT
  GETTING EVEN: EMPOWERING VICTIMS OF REVENGE PORN WITH A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION
  Jessica M. Pollack

  Criminalizing revenge porn is not the best method by which to seek redress against an offender, but rather, states should enact civil causes of action specifically against revenge porn.

• General
  May 27, 2016 EDT
  WHAT “YES MEANS YES” MEANS FOR NEW YORK SCHOOLS: THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF NEW YORK’S EFFORTS TO COMBAT CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT
  Chandler Delamater

  This comment focuses on New York’s state-wide adoption of an affirmative consent standard in its colleges, and its potential effectiveness for combating the epidemic of sexual violence against women.

• General
  August 08, 2007 EDT
  MORALITY-BASED LEGISLATION IS ALIVE AND WELL: WHY THE LAW PERMITS CONSENT TO BODY MODIFICATION BUT NOT SADOMASOCHISTIC SEX
  Kelly Egan

  This comment argues that for reasons of personal autonomy and privacy, a consent defense should be permitted in cases of consensual sadomasochistic sex without serious bodily injury.

• General
  August 08, 2007 EDT
  MORALITY-BASED LEGISLATION IS ALIVE AND WELL: WHY THE LAW PERMITS CONSENT TO BODY MODIFICATION BUT NOT SADOMASOCHISTIC SEX
  Kelly Egan

  This comment argues that for reasons of personal autonomy and privacy, a consent defense should be permitted in cases of consensual sadomasochistic sex without serious bodily injury.