How we talk about rape matters: the construction of rape in the Swedish legal system
On the first of July 2018, the Swedish sexual crime act on rape was changed. One of the purposes with the new legislative amendment was to demonstrate that the boundary goes to whether participation in the sexual act has been voluntary or not (Prop 2017/18: 177), for a conviction. Pressure from feminist movements and allies has pushed different states to reform their laws to prevent and punish vio
