Description
Over the past three decades, Canadian jurisprudence has come to recognize and denounce the operation of common and pernicious myths and stereotypes in the law of sexual assault. Myths and stereotypes, that involve widely held ideas and beliefs that are not empirically true, also arise in cases involving intimate partner violence. These can relate to the veracity of claims of IPV, the nature of the violence encountered, and the impact of the violence. In this presentation, Prof. Jennifer Koshan, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, reviews the emerging jurisprudence on these myths and stereotypes in the criminal and family legal systems.
I believe these modules provide crucial information to anyone sitting as a judge in Canada. The key thing that these modules do is to shine light on old or outdated stereotypical thinking. These old ways of seeing things can negatively impact judges when making parenting and related decisions about children. The Honourable Justice Jane M. Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
Disclaimer
Please note, this resource is not a substitute for argument, evidence or research where the facts of a given case are complex.