Balancing the scales
Subtitle: rape, law reform, and Australian culture
By: editor, Patricia Easteal.
Contributors: Easteal, Patricia Weiser.
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Leichhardt, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Rape -- Law and legislation -- Australia.; Law reform -- Australia.; Sex crimes -- Australia.; Rape victims -- Australia.
Description: The past two decades have seen a succession of reforms to sexual assault laws in all Australian jurisdictions. This book examines how effective the reforms have been. It questions whether or not a better balance has been struck between the rights of the victim to protection and the rights to a fair trial.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-220) and index.