Legislation on the offence of rape in Icelandic criminal law
In recent years the concept of rape has been frequently discussed in Iceland. The chapter on sexual offences in the Icelandic General Penal Code (GPC) was revised in its entirety in 1992 and 2007, and important amendments were made on the provision on rape, section 194 of the GPC. The amendments in...
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ftboapojs:oai:boap.uib.no:article/3239 2023-05-15T16:49:25+02:00 Legislation on the offence of rape in Icelandic criminal law Bragadóttir, Ragnheiður 2021-01-29 application/pdf https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/3239 https://doi.org/10.15845/bjclcj.v9i2.3239 eng eng Faculty of Law, University of Bergen https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/3239/3131 https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/3239 doi:10.15845/bjclcj.v9i2.3239 Copyright (c) 2021 Ragnheiður Bragadóttir http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice; Årg 8 Nr 2 (2020): Rape laws in the Nordic Countries – Definitions, Development and Discussions; 24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2021 ftboapojs https://doi.org/10.15845/bjclcj.v9i2.3239 2021-09-29T22:33:23Z In recent years the concept of rape has been frequently discussed in Iceland. The chapter on sexual offences in the Icelandic General Penal Code (GPC) was revised in its entirety in 1992 and 2007, and important amendments were made on the provision on rape, section 194 of the GPC. The amendments in 2007 included a new, broad definition of the concept of rape, which was intended to cover all incidents where sexual intercourse or other sexual relations were performed against the victim’s will. In 2018 amendments were made on section 194 on rape, where the word “consent” was included in the provision. This does not constitute a substantive change since lack of consent was already an underlying element of the provision due to the amendments in 2007. The article addresses the academic discussion and societal views that were the precursor of these amendments, evaluates the current provision and discusses whether further amendments are needed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Bergen Open Access Publishing (University of Bergen Library) Penal ENVELOPE(100.667,100.667,-66.033,-66.033) Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice 8 2 24 |
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In recent years the concept of rape has been frequently discussed in Iceland. The chapter on sexual offences in the Icelandic General Penal Code (GPC) was revised in its entirety in 1992 and 2007, and important amendments were made on the provision on rape, section 194 of the GPC. The amendments in 2007 included a new, broad definition of the concept of rape, which was intended to cover all incidents where sexual intercourse or other sexual relations were performed against the victim’s will. In 2018 amendments were made on section 194 on rape, where the word “consent” was included in the provision. This does not constitute a substantive change since lack of consent was already an underlying element of the provision due to the amendments in 2007. The article addresses the academic discussion and societal views that were the precursor of these amendments, evaluates the current provision and discusses whether further amendments are needed. |
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Legislation on the offence of rape in Icelandic criminal law |
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Faculty of Law, University of Bergen |
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