France Updates Rape Law to Focus on Consent After Landmark Case France has made a significant legal reform by updating its rape laws to center on consent. The bill, introduced in response to the Gisèle Pelicot case, redefines consent as ‘freely given, informed, specific, prior, and revocable,’ and it is assessed ‘in the light of […]
France Amends Rape Law to Include Consent After Landmark Case In a significant legal reform, the French parliament has ratified an amendment to add consent to the legal definition of sexual assault and rape. This decision comes after a high-profile incident that shed light on the existing loopholes in the law. Previously, the law did […]