Eve Was Framed: Women and British Justice

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Eve Was Framed: Women and British Justice

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The gross acceptability of rape in our culture (unless a woman is leapt upon in an alley by a stranger with a knife) is leveraged to the full by defendants. While Bledisloe would, no doubt, have claimed that this was an innocent metaphor, it's problematic that the idea of 'property' is the first analogy a man can reach for in a conversation about rape, given the history of women once being the legal property of their fathers or their husbands. Remarkables REMARKABLES Intriguing, stunning, or otherwise remarkable books These include fine editions, foreign publications that are exceptional for their interest or production, special editions and some first-rate books from very small publishers. Viscount Bledisloe chose an unfortunate but telling example from which to draw the principle: 'If I am accused of stealing your property, it is a defence if I show an honest belief that I had a claim of right to that property. While it doesn't take into account recent improvements in legal training and police handling of many legal cases, it pretty much sums up the poor treatment women experience in the British Justice system in a succinct and entertaining way.

And going by the litany of horrors that Kennedy details in this relentless, often disturbing book, no wonder. Kennedy details several well-known cases and gives her interpretation of how the courts have failed to adequately take the defendant’s situation into account. The way she handles sensitive topics such as rape, domestic violence, infanticide, prostitution, etc. Incredibly clear-sighted analysis of the state of the British legal system in relation to women in the early 90s. I got this book from my law extra reading list but I actually really enjoyed it and it opened my eyes to new aspects to explore.ACT Contact / FAQ About Events / Videos Merch / Subs Sign in/up Eve Was Framed : Women and British Justice Kennedy, Helena More by this author. Because, honestly, we cannot argue that all men react in the same way to the same event, especially when talking about their feelings. The courts are harsh on these women, Kennedy finds, while treating men who kill 'nagging' wives leniently. Curfews for women given community sentences save costs on probation officers “but can leave women vulnerable to domestic violence for the 12 hours per day that they are confined to the house”.

There are many Booker and Nobel Prize-winning authors on the Vintage list such as Kingsley Amis, A S Byatt, J M Coetzee, Ismail Kadare, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Anne Enright, Iris Murdoch, Roddy Doyle and Ben Okri, to name a few. Helena Kennedy highlights the ways in which bias plays a role in courts through her own experiences as a barrister, as well as drawing upon case law. As Mary Robinson, the former President of ireland and an eminent human rights lawyer, has said: "If we are to go forward we need to look at attitudes and the language which expresses attitude. She incriminates women as much as men and talks an equal share about female criminals as she does about female victims.This was designed to help people who are victims of domestic violence and go on to kill their abusive partner. it did get a bit repetitive at points and it took on a rather informal tone but i suppose if you like that then it won't be a problem. Helena Kennedy’s 1993 book Eve was Framed is to my knowledge not in print anymore, but it’s worth getting a copy second hand if you can. The book tackles topical issues such as sexual assault, prostitution, domestic violence and abuse with sensitivity and offers compelling arguments about how the law could be reformed, especially to safeguard the children of female convicts and the women who have faced a lack of understanding from a male dominated system. No man is above the law, and no man is below it…” says Roosevelt, reinforcing the importance of upholding the Rule of Law.

Sticking with prisons, the one oddly flabby note in the book comes in a few pages where Kennedy discusses trans prisoners. Before reading the book, I thought trials were fairly simple processes and that, most of the time, the judiciary are easily able to ascertain if someone is innocent or guilty. This book was more academic/dense than I expected, and a little dated now - neither of those things are the fault of the author, just different from what I was expecting.It is indeed shocking that double standards can affect the outcome of the trial and a woman who gets prosecuted, might suffer an even harsher sentence than her male counterparts for equivalent crimes only because she came to a court with a deep v-cut dress. It makes you ask “why” the law works the way it does and how it could treat a certain issue more effectively. Dip Into NEW PAPERBACKS [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="total_products"/] A selection of recent paperbacks. Far fewer women actually get prosecuted, but those that do, suffer harsher sentences than their male counterparts for equivalent crimes.



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