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19 S. Cross U. L. Rev. 3 (2018)
An Intersectional Critique of Protections for Indigenous Rape Victims in Court

handle is hein.journals/socrosu19 and id is 11 raw text is: AN INTERSECTIONAL CRITIQUE OF PROTECTIONS FOR INDIGENOUS RAPE VICTIMS IN COURT Satomi Hamon, Patricia Easteal and Trevor Ryant Abstract For any rape victim witness, cross-examination can be a traumatic and difficult process. For Indzgenous women, this experience may be exacerbated ly cultural and communication clashes that are a consequence of the interaction of gender and racial differences. In this article, we identy some obstacles for Indzgenous sexual assault victim witnesses and investzgate whether lay reform intended to better-protect vulnerable victim witnesses has addressed the specfc needs and culturalpractices of Indzgenous women. Key Words Indigenous rape victim witnesses; Aborginal rape victim witnesses; Intersectionalty and lay; Intersectionals0 and vulnerable witness protection measures. Satomi Hamon recently graduated with an LLB (Honours) from the University of Canberra. Patricia Easteal AM, PhD is an Emeritus Professor, School of Law andJustice, University of Canberra. Trevor Ryan PhD is an Associate Professor, School of Law andJustice, University of Canberra. Volume 19 - 2018 3

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