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58 Vand. L. Rev. 1321 (2005)
From No Means No to Only Yes Means Yes: The Rational Results of an Affirmative Consent Standard in Rape Law

handle is hein.journals/vanlr58 and id is 1341 raw text is: From No Means No to Only Yes Means Yes: The Rational Results of an Affirmative Consent Standard in Rape Law I. INTRODU CTION ................................................................... 1322 11 W HAT IS R APE? ................................................................... 1325 A. The Difficulty of Defining Rape .......................... 1325 B. Legal Definitions of Rape .................................... 1328 C. Simple Rape v. Acquaintance Rape ..................... 1331 D. A Particularized Definition of Rape ....................... 1335 III. THE STATE OF THE LAW ...................................................... 1336 A. Pennsylvania: The Traditional Legal Structure .... 1336 B. Maryland: The Typical View .................................. 1339 C. New Jersey: A Progressive View of Rape ................ 1340 D. A Comparison Among the States ............................ 1344 IV. THE EFFECTS OF AN AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT STANDARD ON INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR AND SOCIETAL ATTITUDES ....... 1345 A. Consent in Modern Sexual Interaction ................... 1345 B. The Effects on Male and Female Behavior ............. 1349 1. Communication between Men and Women in the Dating Environment and the Advantages of Affirmative Consent ............ 1350 2. The Effects of an Affirmative Consent Standard on Intimate Communication between Dating Partners ............................ 1353 C. The Effects on Societal Attitudes ............................ 1355 V. THE CRITIQUES OF AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT ....................... 1357 A. The Bogeyman of the False Allegation ................... 1357 B. Affirmative Consent as an Attack on Intimacy....1359 C. The Feminist Critique of Affirmative Consent ....... 1361 V I. C ON CLU SION ....................................................................... 1363 1321

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