The New German Law on Sexual Offenses
12 Pages Posted: 17 Jul 2017
Date Written: October 1, 2016
Abstract
The German Law on Rape and Sexual Assault was reformed in 2016, based on a no-means-no model rather than the prior coercion-based model. The paper explains the background of this reform and the new provisions on sexual offenses in the German Criminal Code.
Keywords: sexual offenses; rape; German criminal law
JEL Classification: K14
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Hörnle, Tatjana, The New German Law on Sexual Offenses (October 1, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2999677 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2999677
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