Janine Benedet

University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

Associate Professor

1822 East Mall

Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1

Canada

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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1.

The Sexual Assault of Intoxicated Women

Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, Vol. 22. pp. 435-461. 2010
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 27 May 2011
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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Canada, criminal law, sexual assault, intoxication, incapacity, involuntariness, consent, proof, sex equality

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Hearing the Sexual Assault Complaints of Women with Mental Disabilities: Consent, Capacity, and Mistaken Belief

McGill Law Journal, Vol. 52, pp. 243-289, 2007
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 11 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2010
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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Canada, Criminal law, Sexual assault, Mental disability, Consent, Capacity, Sex equality

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Breaking the Silence on Father-Daughter Sexual Abuse of Adolescent Girls: A Case Law Study

(2020) 32:2 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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sexual assault, fathers, teenage girls, incest, child abuse

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A Situational Approach to Incapacity and Mental Disability in Sexual Assault Law

(2013) 43:1 Ottawa Law Review 1-27
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2014
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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Canada, Criminal law, Consent, Capacity, Incapacity, Equality, Mental disability, Sexual assault

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Hearing the Sexual Assault Complaints of Women with Mental Disabilities: Evidentiary and Procedural Issues

McGill Law Journal, Vol. 52, pp. 515-552, 2007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2015
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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Canada, Criminal law, Sexual assault, Mental disability, Evidence, Criminal procedure

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The Age of Innocence: A Cautious Defence of Raising the Age of Consent in Canadian Sexual Assault Law

New Criminal Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Jun 2010
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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sexual assault, age of consent, statutory rape, sexual exploitation, sexual violence against girls

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Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Minister of Justice: Sex Equality and the Attack on R. v. Butler

Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Vol. 39, pp. 187-205, 2001
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 21 Mar 2011
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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Canada, Pornography, Sex Equality, Sexual Orientation, Discrimination, Obscenity, Tariff and Customs Laws

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Hierarchies of Harm in Canadian Criminal Law: The Marijuana Trilogy and the Forcible 'Correction' of Children

Supreme Court Law Review, Second Series, Vol. 24 , pp. 217-241, 2004
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2011
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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Criminal law, De minimis principle, Charter section 7, Charter section 15, Corporal punishment, Drugs

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Legal Rights in the Supreme Court of Canada in 2000: Seeing the Big Picture

Supreme Court Law Review, Vol. 14, pp. 97-109, 2001
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Mar 2011
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Legal Rights, Sexual Harassment, Sexual History Evidence

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Marital Rape, Polygamy, and Prostitution: Trading Sex Equality for Agency and Choice?

(2013) 18:2 Review of Constitutional Studies 161-187
Posted: 06 Feb 2014
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Canada, Criminal Law, Rape in marriage, Polygamy, Equality, Crimes against Women, Prostitution

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More than an Empty Gesture: Enabling Women with Mental Disabilities to Testify on a Promise to Tell the Truth

25:1 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, pp. 31-55, 2013
Posted: 02 May 2013
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Competence, Testify, Sexual assault, Mental disability

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R. v. A. (J.): Confusing Unconsciousness with Autonomy

(2010) 74 Criminal Reports (6th) 80-85
Posted: 14 Feb 2013
Janine Benedet and Isabel Grant
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Canada, Criminal law, Sexual assault, Defences, Consent

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'Welcoming the World to Vancouver': Temporary Foreign Workers on the Canada Line Construction Project

(2009-2010) 15:3 Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal 541-554
Posted: 14 Feb 2013
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Canada, Labour law, Temporary Foreign Workers

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J.A: Consent to Sexual Activity Cannot Be Irrevocable

(2011) 84 Criminal Reports (6th) 35-37
Posted: 14 Feb 2013
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Canada, Criminal Law, Defences, Consent

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Pornography as Sexual Harassment in Canada

DIRECTIONS IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAW, pp. 417-436, Reva B. Siegel, Catharine A. MacKinnon, eds., New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004
Posted: 13 Aug 2010
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Pornography, Sexual Harassment, Charter rights, Freedom of speech

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Pornography and Prostitution in Canada: The Dangers Ahead

PORNOGRAPHY:DRIVING THE DEMAND IN INTERNATIONAL SEX TRAFFICKING, pp. 306-320, David Guinn, Julie DiCaro, eds., Los Angeles: Captive Daughters Media, 2007
Posted: 13 Aug 2010
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Canada, Pornography, Prostitution, Sex equality

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Paradigms of Prostitution: Revisiting the Prostitution Reference

JUSTICE BERTHA WILSON: ONE WOMAN’S DIFFERENCE, Kim Brooks, ed., UBC Press, 2008
Posted: 11 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2010
Janine Benedet
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Law

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Canada, Criminal law, Prostitution, Justice Bertha Wilson, Abolition