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Vera Bergelson

Rutgers Law School - Newark

Professor of Law, Robert E. Knowlton Scholar

Newark, NJ

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

22

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TOTAL CITATIONS

13

Scholarly Papers (22)

1.

The Right to Be Hurt - Testing the Boundaries of Consent

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 75, p. 165, 2007, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Papers No. 011
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 19 May 2006
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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criminal law, consent, harm, dignity

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It's Personal But is it Mine? Toward Property Rights in Personal Information

UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 379, 2003
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 15 Dec 2005
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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privacy, personal information

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Consent to Harm

Pace Law Review, Forthcoming, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Papers No. 023
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Jul 2008
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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criminal law, consent, harm, victim

Consent to Harm

Pace Law Review (Forthcoming), The Ethics of Consent: Theory and Practice (Alan Wertheimer & Franklin G. Miller eds.; Oxford University Press 2009) (Forthcoming).
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2022
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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criminal law, consent, harm, victim

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Vice Is Nice but Incest Is Best: The Problem of a Moral Taboo

Crim Law and Philos 7: 43–59, 2012
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Sep 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Incest, Vice, Crime, Immorality, Taboo, Harm, Wrongdoing

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Chapter Eight: Sex, Lies, and Law: Rethinking Rape-by-Fraud

in: Consent and Control: Legal Perspectives on State Power (Cambridge Scholars Publishing) (2016)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Sep 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
Downloads 459 (157,043)

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consent, sex, rape-by-deception, rape-by-fraud, autonomy, agency, fraud in the factum, fraud in the inducement

6.

The Meaning of Consent

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 21 Aug 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
Downloads 314 (241,719)
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Criminal Law, Consent, Attitudinal Consent, Performative Consent, Autonomy

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Victims and Perpetrators: An Argument for Comparative Liability in Criminal Law

Buffalo Criminal Law Review, Vol. 8, p. 385, 2005, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Papers No. 007
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 28 Mar 2005
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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A Fair Punishment for Humbert Humbert: Strict Liability and Affirmative Defenses

New Criminal Law Review, Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter 2011, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Paper No. 083
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Jan 2011
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Criminal law

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Duress Is No Excuse

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Aug 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Criminal Law, Duress, Justification, Excuse, Partial Defense

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Sex and Sensibility: The Meaning of Sexual Consent

“Sex and Sensibility: The Meaning of Sexual Consent” in Sexual Assault and Rape –What Can We Learn From and For Law Reform? (Tatjana Hörnle ed.) (2021 Forthcoming), Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 15 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2020
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Law reform, sexual assault, rape, sexual consent

The Case of Weak Will and Wayward Desire

Criminal Law and Philosophy, Forthcoming, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Papers No. 026
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 25 Sep 2008
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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weak will, wayward desire

The Case of Weak Will and Wayward Desire

Criminal Law and Philosophy (2008)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Apr 2023
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Weak Will, Wayward, Desire

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Self-Defense and Risks

The Ethics of Self-Defence, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 26 Sep 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Criminal Law, Self-Defense, Harm, Risk, Proportionality, Culpability

13.

Rights, Wrongs, and Comparative Justifications

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 28, p. 2481, 2007, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Papers No. 017
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Apr 2007
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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criminal law, rights, justification, incompatible justifications, wrongful

14.

The Depths of Malice

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Sep 2020
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Criminal Law, Model Penal Code, Mens Rea, Culpability, Malice

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Conditional Rights and Comparative Wrongs: More on the Theory and Application of Comparative Criminal Liability

Buffalo Criminal Law Review, Vol. 8, p. 567, 2005, Rutgers School of Law-Newark Research Papers No. 012
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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victim, perpetrator, comparative liability

16.

Justification or Excuse? Exploring the Meaning of Provocation

42 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 307 2009-2010
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 26 Sep 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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criminal law; defenses; justification; excuse; provocation

17.

Does Fault Matter?

Crim Law and Philos, September 2018, Volume 12, Issue 3, pp 375–392
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 26 Sep 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Punishment, Strict Liability, Culpability, Public Welfare Offenses

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Sexual Offenses: United States of America

SEXUAL OFFENSES IN CRIMINAL LAW (Substantive Issues in Criminal Law) (Routledge Publishing, 2023).
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Sep 2022
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Choice of Evils: In Search of a Viable Rationale

Crim Law and Philos 6: 289–305, 2012
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Sep 2018
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Necessity, Choice-of-Evils, Justification, Harm, Wrongdoing, Duty-to-Rescue

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“United States of America,” in: Causation in Criminal Law (Substantive Issues in Criminal Law) (Routledge Publishing, 2025)

Rutgers Law School Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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causation

21.

The State Fault and the Right to Mitigation of Punishment

Rutgers Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Apr 2025
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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The Duty to Protect the Victim – Or the Duty to Suffer Punishment?

Law and Philosophy, Vol. 32, 2012
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 12 Apr 2023
Vera Bergelson
Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Criminal Law, Punishment, Duty to Protect Victim