Re-examining the understanding of agency and consent in law concerning sexual offences involving autistic people

重新审视有关自闭症患者性犯罪的法律中对代理和同意的理解

• 批准号: 2887429
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: King's College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887429
• 关键词: Re; examining; understanding; agency; consent

Law that governs sexual offences must strike a balance between respecting adult's sexual lives and protecting those who are vulnerable to sexual abuse. This issue arises, among others, for autistic people, as one group identified with this vulnerability. There are various concerns about how this balance is achieved by relevant law in England and Wales, particularly regarding the role played by the assessment of capacities for understanding, currently required for sexual consent. The PhD will examine this issue, with reference to philosophy, human rights and the views of people with lived experience, with the aim of contributing to law-reform.

管辖性犯罪的法律必须在尊重成年人的性生活和保护那些容易遭受性虐待的人之间取得平衡。对于自闭症患者来说，这个问题尤其容易出现，因为他们是一个被认为具有这种脆弱性的群体。对于英格兰和威尔士的相关法律如何实现这种平衡，存在各种担忧，特别是目前性同意所需的理解能力评估所发挥的作用。博士将参考哲学、人权和有生活经验的人的观点来研究这个问题，旨在为法律改革做出贡献。