Program

Panel I: Redefining Sex Offenses in the Criminal Law

Moderator: Professor Raquel Aldana, McGeorge School of Law

Presenters:

Affirmative Consent: What it Means and Why It’s Time to Require It

Professor Stephen Schulhofer, New York University School of Law

Against Affirmative Consent

Professor Aya Gruber, University of Colorado Law School

Modernizing Sex Offense Law: Rethinking Intoxication and Collateral Consequences

Distinguished Professor Michael Vitiello, McGeorge School of Law

 

Panel II: Rethinking Rape Shield Laws

Moderator: Distinguished Professor Linda Carter, McGeorge School of Law

Presenters:

The Model Penal Code: An Overview of Proposed Changes to Rape Shield Laws

Professor Sara Gordon, William S. Boy School of Law

Rape Shield and the Problem of Deviant Sexuality

Professor Debra Tuerkheimer, Northwestern Law

Should Rape Laws Bar Proof That the Alleged Vicitm Has Made Similar, False Rape Accusations in the Past?: Symmetry with the Rape Sword Laws

Professor Edward Imwinkelried, UC Davis School of Law

 

Panel III: “Yes means Yes”: What Consent Should Mean on College Campuses

Moderator: Vice President Patrick Day, University of the Pacific

Presenters:

The Contribution of Behavioral Science to Changes in Sexual Consent LegislationL How Do People Actually Negotiate Sexual Consent and How Might This Influence Adjudication?

Professor Terry Humphreys, Trent University

Dr. Kristen Jozkowski, University of Arkansas

Redefining Sexual Assault: College Codes and Affirmative Consent

Dean Ruth Jones, Occidental College