Question to answer do you think Kevin's three defences should lead to him being acquitted or convicted Why Read the scenario to answer the question, to evaluate Kevin's defences, use Canadian law's approach to consent, its definition of sexual assault, possible defences, and or the relationship of these factors to major cases studied also use reading mentioned at the bottom Scenario When attending a costume party at a local bar, the accused (Kevin) groped the complainant multiple times Despite the fact that the complainant said a clear No to every sexual advance Kevin made, he eventually rubbed his erect penis against her on the dance floor The complainant reported the sexual assault to police that night, with others on record having witnessed the exchange In defense of his actions, Kevin asserted the following points The complainant was wearing a sexually revealing costume, and she did not leave at any point, meaning that there was implied consent for him to proceed Kevin's girlfriend was attending the same costume party and wearing the same costume as the complainant The costumes had a mask portion which mostly obscured the wearer's identity, so he believed the complainant was his girlfriend Kevin's girlfriend had told him earlier that night that she might play hard to get, but wanted him to pursue her Kevin stated that she had therefore consented in advance to anything he would do Refer to articles (at least three should be mentioned) Elizabeth Comack, Theoretical Approaches in the Sociology of Law in Locating Law Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality Connections , 2nd ed (Halifax Fernwood Publishing, 2006), pp 18 24 Martha Chamallas, Backlash Proliferation of Critics of Feminist Legal Theory in Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory , 3rd ed (New York Wolters Kluwer Law Business, 2013), pp 139 165 Diana Majury, Women's (In)Equality before and after the Charter in Radha Jhappan, ed, Women's Legal Strategies in Canada , 2nd ed (Toronto University of Toronto Press, 2002), pp 101 134 Brenda Cossman, MeToo, Sex Wars 2 0 and the Power of Law (2019) 3 Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law , pp 1 16 Elaine Craig, Sexual Assault and the Legal Profession in Putting Trials on Trial Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession (Montreal McGill Queen's University Press, 2018), pp 3 23 Ummni Khan, Take My Breath Away Competing Contexts Between Domestic Violence, Kink and The Criminal Justice System in R v J A (2016) 6 6 Oati Socio legal Series , pp 1405 1425 Dorothy Shaw Wendy V Norman, When there are no abortion laws A case study of Canada (2020) 62 Best Practice Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology , pp 49 62 Rickie Solinger, Conditions of Reproductive Justice in Margaret Hobbs Carla Rice, eds, Gender and Women's Studies Critical Terrain , 2nd ed, (Toronto Women's Press, 2018), pp 527 528 Emmett Macfarlane, The Overturning of Roe v Wade Are Abortion Rights in Canada Vulnerable (2022) Canadian Journal of Political Science , pp 1 6 Candace Johnson, Drafting injustice overturning Roe v Wade , spillover effects and reproductive rights in context (2022) Feminist Theory , pp 1 6

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Question to answer: do you think Kevin's three defences should lead to him being acquitted or convicted? Why? Read the scenario to answer the question,

Question to answer: do you think Kevin's three defences should lead to him being acquitted or convicted? Why?

Read the scenario to answer the question, to evaluate Kevin's defences, use Canadian law's approach to consent, its definition of sexual assault, possible defences, and/or the relationship of these factors to major cases studied; also use reading mentioned at the bottom.

Scenario: When attending a costume party at a local bar, the accused (Kevin) groped the complainant multiple times. Despite the fact that the complainant said a clear "No" to every sexual advance Kevin made, he eventually rubbed his erect penis against her on the dance floor. The complainant reported the sexual assault to police that night, with others on record having witnessed the exchange. In defense of his actions, Kevin asserted the following points:

- The complainant was wearing a sexually revealing costume, and she did not leave at any point, meaning that there was "implied consent" for him to proceed.

- Kevin's girlfriend was attending the same costume party and wearing the same costume as the complainant. The costumes had a mask portion which mostly obscured the wearer's identity, so he believed the complainant was his girlfriend.

- Kevin's girlfriend had told him earlier that night that she might "play hard to get," but wanted him to pursue her. Kevin stated that she had therefore consented "in advance" to anything he would do.

Refer to articles- (at least three should be mentioned)

Elizabeth Comack, "Theoretical Approaches in the Sociology of Law" inLocating Law: Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality Connections, 2nd ed (Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, 2006), pp. 18-24.
Martha Chamallas, "Backlash: Proliferation of Critics of Feminist Legal Theory" inIntroduction to Feminist Legal Theory, 3rd ed (New York: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2013), pp. 139-165.
Diana Majury, "Women's (In)Equality before and after the Charter" in Radha Jhappan, ed,Women's Legal Strategies in Canada, 2nd ed (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002), pp. 101-134.
Brenda Cossman, "#MeToo, Sex Wars 2.0 and the Power of Law" (2019) 3Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, pp. 1-16.
Elaine Craig, "Sexual Assault and the Legal Profession" inPutting Trials on Trial : Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018), pp. 3-23.
Ummni Khan, "Take My Breath Away: Competing Contexts Between Domestic Violence, Kink and The Criminal Justice System inR. v. J.A." (2016) 6:6Oati Socio-legal Series, pp. 1405-1425.
Dorothy Shaw & Wendy V. Norman, "When there are no abortion laws: A case study of Canada" (2020) 62Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, pp. 49-62.
Rickie Solinger, "Conditions of Reproductive Justice" in Margaret Hobbs & Carla Rice, eds,Gender and Women's Studies: Critical Terrain, 2nd ed, (Toronto: Women's Press, 2018), pp. 527-528.
Emmett Macfarlane, "The Overturning ofRoe v. Wade: Are Abortion Rights in Canada Vulnerable?" (2022)Canadian Journal of Political Science, pp. 1-6.
Candace Johnson, "Drafting injustice: overturningRoe v. Wade, spillover effects and reproductive rights in context" (2022)Feminist Theory, pp. 1-6.