Mahmood Farooqui Rape Case
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Mahmood Farooqui And His Acquittal In Rape Case
This judgment prompts us to think about what kind of consent-requirement the law of rape should have; should the standard be "Yes means Yes", or "No means No", or "No could mean Yes" or "Yes could mean No"?
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Foreign Media On Peepli Live Director's Acquittal In Rape Case
A high court judge has set aside the rape conviction of a prominent Indian actor and director, saying that a "feeble no" may mean a "yes" to sex - a case that has revived debate in India over the meaning of consent in rape cases.
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Consent To Sexual Advances Doesn't Come From Mere Hesitation: Delhi High Court
Consent to any sexual advances does not come from a mere hesitation, reluctance or a "no", it has to be "an affirmative one in clear terms", the Delhi High Court today said while acquitting filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui in a rape case involving a US researcher.
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Sentencing Of 'Peepli Live' Co-Director Mahmood Farooqui On August 4
A court in Delhi on Tuesday fixed August 4 for pronouncing the punishment for Mahmood Farooqui, co-director of the 2010 Hindi film 'Peepli Live', convicted for the rape of an American woman.
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Mahmood Farooqui And His Acquittal In Rape Case
This judgment prompts us to think about what kind of consent-requirement the law of rape should have; should the standard be "Yes means Yes", or "No means No", or "No could mean Yes" or "Yes could mean No"?
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Foreign Media On Peepli Live Director's Acquittal In Rape Case
A high court judge has set aside the rape conviction of a prominent Indian actor and director, saying that a "feeble no" may mean a "yes" to sex - a case that has revived debate in India over the meaning of consent in rape cases.
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Consent To Sexual Advances Doesn't Come From Mere Hesitation: Delhi High Court
Consent to any sexual advances does not come from a mere hesitation, reluctance or a "no", it has to be "an affirmative one in clear terms", the Delhi High Court today said while acquitting filmmaker Mahmood Farooqui in a rape case involving a US researcher.
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Sentencing Of 'Peepli Live' Co-Director Mahmood Farooqui On August 4
A court in Delhi on Tuesday fixed August 4 for pronouncing the punishment for Mahmood Farooqui, co-director of the 2010 Hindi film 'Peepli Live', convicted for the rape of an American woman.
