Abstract
Since at least the 1970s, rape, and male sexual violence against women more generally, has been a recurring focus of feminist historiography. While this body of scholarship has provoked criticism, it has had the profoundly important effect of situating the crime of rape as a feature of, rather than an aberration from, the society that hosts it. Scotland has been substantially overlooked in this discussion. This article explores the ideas, assumptions, and procedures involved in the criminal prosecution of rape in Scotland, taking the seventeenth century as its focus.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 48-67 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Scottish Historical Studies |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jun 2025 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Rape
- crime
- gender
- legal history
- sexual assault
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Anthropology
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
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