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2022 | 1(3) | 1-24

Article title

Impact of rape-myths on judiciary proceedings: A lack of acknowledgement in the European Court of Human Rights case-law

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Wpływ mitów wspierających kulturę gwałtu na postępowanie sądowe. Brak uznania w orzecznictwie Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka

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Mity wspierające kulturę gwałtu można zdefiniować jako krzywdzące, stereotypowe lub fałszywe przekonania na temat gwałtu, ofiar gwałtu i gwałcicieli, obejmujące takie twierdzenia, jak: kobiety mają na myśli „tak”, gdy mówią „nie”; kobiety prowokują gwałt; jeśli kobieta nie chce być zgwałcona, będzie walczyć za wszelką cenę. Te wszechobecne postawy społeczne mogą mieć szkodliwy wpływ na ofiary przemocy seksualnej, zwłaszcza gdy są one stosowane w trakcie postępowań. W związku z tym celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza wpływu mitów na postrzeganie ofiar przemocy seksualnej w trakcie oficjalnych postępowań na przykładzie orzecznictwa Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka (ETPCz). Pierwsza część wyjaśnia pojęcie mitów o gwałcie, podczas gdy druga część zawiera analizę orzecznictwa ETPCz. Wreszcie ostatnia część sugeruje nowe podejście do spraw dotyczących przemocy seksualnej.
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Rape myths can be defined as prejudicial, stereotyped or false beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapists, and they include common opinions whereby women mean “yes” when they say “no”; women provoke rape; if a woman does not want to be raped, she will just fight back at any cost. These pervasive social attitudes can have a detrimental effect on victims of sexual violence, especially when employed by authorities during official proceedings. As such, this article aims at analyzing to what extent rape myths affect the perception of victims of sexual violence during the official proceedings on the example of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Thus the first part explains the notion of rape myths, while the second part provides an analysis of the jurisprudence of the ECHR. Lastly, the final part suggests new approach to cases concerning sexual violence.

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1-24

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2022

Contributors

  • Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach

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Publication order reference

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Biblioteka Nauki
26371368

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_31261_FPK_2022_03_02
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