Linnea Wegerstad
Universitetslektor
Sexual Harassment and Criminalisation
Författare
Summary, in English
The aim of this paper is to explore sexual harassment and criminalisation, and, more specifically, to what extent the criminal legal system may serve as a measure against sexual harassment. It is not the task of this paper to provide a straightforward answer. Instead, it provides a
brief account of ongoing trends in Sweden which prompts further analysis of this issue, such
as #metoo, crime statistics on sexual molestation, gender equality policy, and crime policy.
brief account of ongoing trends in Sweden which prompts further analysis of this issue, such
as #metoo, crime statistics on sexual molestation, gender equality policy, and crime policy.
Avdelning/ar
- Rätt och utsatthet
- Juridiska institutionen
Publiceringsår
2019
Språk
Engelska
Dokumenttyp
Konferensbidrag
Ämne
- Law
Nyckelord
- Straffrätt
- Sexuellt ofredande
- Kriminalisering
- Criminology
- Criminalisation
- Sexual harassment
Conference name
The Nordic Law and Gender Conference 2019: Nordic Gender Equality in Transition: Anti-discrimination Laws, Practices and Scholarship Revisited.
Conference date
2019-09-23 - 2019-09-24
Conference place
Oslo, Norway
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Law and Vulnerabilities