Re-examining the understanding of agency and consent in law concerning sexual offences involving autistic people

管辖性犯罪的法律必须在尊重成年人的性生活和保护易受性虐待的人之间取得平衡。这个问题出现了，其中，自闭症患者，作为一个群体与这种脆弱性确定。人们对英格兰和威尔士的相关法律如何实现这种平衡表示各种关切，特别是对目前性同意所需的理解能力评估所发挥的作用。博士将研究这个问题，参考哲学，人权和有生活经验的人的意见，目的是促进法律改革。

Law that governs sexual offences must strike a balance between respecting adult's sexual lives and protecting those who are vulnerable to sexual abuse. This issue arises, among others, for autistic people, as one group identified with this vulnerability. There are various concerns about how this balance is achieved by relevant law in England and Wales, particularly regarding the role played by the assessment of capacities for understanding, currently required for sexual consent. The PhD will examine this issue, with reference to philosophy, human rights and the views of people with lived experience, with the aim of contributing to law-reform.