TY - BOOK ID - 69521306 TI - Criminalizing sex : a unified liberal theory PY - 2020 SN - 0197507514 0197507492 PB - New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Sex crimes KW - Law and legislation. KW - Criminal law UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:69521306 AB - Starting in the latter part of the 20th century, the law of sexual offenses, especially in the West, began to reflect a striking divergence. On the one hand, the law became significantly more punitive in its approach to sexual conduct that is nonconsensual, as evidenced by a major expansion in the definition of rape and sexual assault, and the creation of new offenses like sex trafficking, child grooming, and revenge porn. On the other hand, it became markedly more permissive in how it dealt with conduct that is consensual, a trend that can be seen, for example, in the legalisation or decriminalisation of sodomy, adultery, and adult pornography. This book explores the conceptual and normative implications of this divergence. ER -