US EditionFrance Expected to Adopt Consent-Based Rape Law in the Wake of Landmark Gisèle Pelicot Case
The bill, inspired by the landmark drugging and rape trial of Gisèle Pelicot, passed 327-0 in the Senate and defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act.
- French senators are expected on Oct 29 to support a Bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, making France part of a growing number of European countries with consent-based laws.
- The Bill defines that consent must be 'free and informed, specific, prior and revocable' and highlights that it cannot be inferred from 'silence or lack of reaction'.
- Lawmaker Veronique Riotton stated that this marks a shift 'from a culture of rape to a culture of consent' after the Bill passed the Lower House last week.
- While this Bill is viewed as a historic advancement, it acknowledges that there is still a long way to go to end impunity for gender-based and sexual violence.
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France moves to define all nonconsensual sex as rape after Pelicot trial
PARIS — French lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that introduced the concept of consent in the legal definition of rape following the shocking Gisèle Pelicot trial last year. While advocates have been pushing for years for France to change the definition of rape and sexual assault to outlaw nonconsensual acts, Pelicot’s case, where 51 men were accused of raping her with the help of her now ex-husband, who had drugged her, gave new impetus…
leprogres.fr
republicain-lorrain.frThe National Assembly adopted the bill on the concept of non-consent in the context of rape and sexual assault last week, which was adopted by the Senate on Wednesday.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej Today‘When it’s yes, it must be a real yes’: After Gisele Pelicot, France set to redefine rape as any non-consensual act
PARIS, Oct 29 — French senators are on Wednesday expected to back a bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, making France the latest European country to pass a consent-based law.The final vote comes after members of France’s lower house, the National Assembly, approved the bill Thursday by 155 votes to 31, paving the way for its adoption by the Senate.The measure defines rape as any “non-consensual act”, enshrining the principle of …
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