Content warning: contains sexual themes and descriptions of sexual
violence. Interested in how culture shapes concepts such as consent and
autonomy, Zoe Brereton spent 12 months in India conducting socio-legal
research into police investigations of crimes against women, and
particularly the tendency for women who report rape to be viewed as
false complainants. Examining the development of the Indian doctrine of
‘rape by fraud’ as a case study, Zoe’s talk brings forward the
discussion of how we value consent looking through a cultural lens. Zoe
is a final year Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) student at
The University of Queensland. Since January 2015, Zoe has worked as a
legal research assistant for Professor Simon Bronitt with a particular
focus on rape law reform. In early 2015, Zoe became the inaugural New
Colombo Plan fellow for India, where she spent 12 months conducting
socio-legal research into police investigations of crimes against women
and later interned for Justice Gita Mittal on the Delhi High Court. Zoe
was awarded the Australian Academy of Law Prize for her presentation of
this work at the 2017 National Law Honours Student Conference. Drawing
upon early drafts of the Indian Penal Code, the experiences of women who
report sexual violence, and her conversations with police officers,
Zoe’s talk will look to the development of the Indian doctrine of ‘rape
by fraud’ as a case study to explore how culture shapes concepts such as
consent and autonomy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED
conference format but independently organized by a local community.
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