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59 U. Toronto Fac. L. Rev. 173 (2001)
Efficiency or Autonomy: Economic and Feminist Legal Theory in the Context of Sexual Assault

handle is hein.journals/utflr59 and id is 179 raw text is: Efficiency or Autonomy? Economic and Feminist Legal Theory in the Context of Sexual Assault* RENU MANDHANE** I INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 175 II THE CANADIAN LAW ON CONSENT IN RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES ........................................................ 177 The Offence of Rape ...................................................................................... 178 Elements of the Offence ....................................................................... 178 The Contours of Consent in Relation to the Offence of Rape .............. 178 Sexual A ssault ................................................................................................ 181 The Elements of the Offence ................................................................ 181 Consent in Sexual Assault Cases: R. v. Ewanchuk .............................. 186 Reactions to the Decision in Ewanchuk .............................................. 189 III ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONSENT IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES ......................................................................... 191 Positive Economic Analysis of Sexual Assault .............................................. 191 Normative Economic Analysis of Sexual Assault .......................................... 195 Negative Externalities in the Context of Sexual Assault ..................... 196 The Efficiency of the Rules Articulated in Ewanchuk ................................... 200 The Ewanchuk Rules as Promoting Long-term Economic Growth ................ 205 IV FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE EWANCHUK CONSENT RULES ........................ 207 Shattering Sexual Stereotypes of Women ...................................................... 209 * I would like to thank all of the people who encouraged and assisted me in writing this paper. I am especially indebted to Professors Martha Shaffer and Hamish Stewart for supervising this project from its inception; Sheila Gibb for being an invaluable editor and kind friend; and the Editors of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review for their patience and support. ** B.A. (Economics) (Queen's University), J.D. (University of Toronto) (expected 2001). University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review / Volume 59 Number 2 / Spring 2001

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