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Women in the context of Canadian criminal offences

This paper explores the role and place held by women in the context of Canadian criminal offences. The offences that will be examined involve women either as victims (sexual assault, voyeurism and domestic violence), as offenders (infanticide and abortion), or both (prostitution). While this paper solely constitutes an overview of this immense topic, the author brings a critical, social and historical perspective to some of the issues raised by these criminal offences. | VNU Journal of Science Legal Studies Vol. 36 No. 4 2020 39-48 Review Article Women in the Context of Canadian Criminal Offences Sébastien Lafrance Public Prosecution Service of Canada Public Prosecution Service of Canada Harbour Street Toronto Canada M5J 0C3 Received 28 October 2020 Revised 10 December 2020 Accepted 18 December 2020 Abstract This paper explores the role and place held by women in the context of Canadian criminal offences. The offences that will be examined involve women either as victims sexual assault voyeurism and domestic violence as offenders infanticide and abortion or both prostitution . While this paper solely constitutes an overview of this immense topic the author brings a critical social and historical perspective to some of the issues raised by these criminal offences. Keywords Women criminal law Canada. 1. Introduction respect for rights without access to inclusion and no access to inclusion without compassion. The recent passing on September 18 2020 Through her the public saw how fragile the of Ruth Bader Ginsburg a judge of the United safety of their rights could be 1 . This States Supreme Court and a women s rights obviously includes women. What also makes icon makes unfortunately the topic of women this topic relevant is that on October 1 2020 in criminal law quite relevant. Rosalie Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka stated regarding Silberman Abella wrote about her a few days women s rights All in all progress but not after her passing for Justice Ginsburg there yet enough and too slow 2 . was no justice without respect for rights no But first what is a woman 3 asked ____ Simone de Beauvoir in The Second Sex. Corresponding author. Beverley McLachlin former Chief Justice of E-mail address seblafrance1975@gmail.com Canada - the first woman to hold that position https doi.org 10.25073 2588-1167 vnuls.4331 and the longest-serving chief justice in This work was prepared separately from this author s Canadian history recalled in a speech given .