Intoxication Evidence in Rape Trials: A Double-Edged Sword?

强奸审判中的醉酒证据：一把双刃剑？

• 批准号: DP200100101
• 负责人: Prof Julia Quilter
• 金额: $ 16.7万
• 依托单位: University of Wollongong
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2020-05-27 至 2024-05-26
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP200100101
• 关键词: Intoxication; Evidence; Rape; Trials; Double

There is strong evidence that intoxication by alcohol and other drugs is frequently associated with sexual violence. Criminal law reforms in Australia have attempted to break the ‘rape myth’ nexus between intoxication and assumed consent. This project will subject the operation of relevant rules to systematic analysis. Focusing on intoxication evidence in rape trials, this project will undertake qualitative analysis of appellate judgments, court transcripts and interviews with prosecutors and defence lawyers, in three Australian jurisdictions. It should produce significant new knowledge about whether existing laws and court room practices are optimally adapted to achieving the important objective of justice for sexual violence victims.

有强有力的证据表明，酒精和其他药物中毒经常与性暴力有关。澳大利亚的刑法改革试图打破醉酒和假定同意之间的“强奸神话”。本项目将对相关规则的运作进行系统分析。该项目将以强奸审判中的醉酒证据为重点，对澳大利亚三个司法管辖区的上诉判决、法庭笔录以及与检察官和辩护律师的面谈进行定性分析。它应该产生关于现有的国际法和法庭做法是否以最佳方式适应于为性暴力受害者伸张正义这一重要目标的重要新知识。