Autore
Fiore, Sofia

Titolo
La credibilità della donna nel processo per stupro: la vittima perfetta
Periodico
Studi sulla questione criminale
Anno: 2022 - Volume: no - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 27 - Pagina finale: 49

The pervasiveness of rape myths in the mainstream narrative and in the dictionary and penal code definition of sexual violence generates a profound gap between what is the experience of rape by women and what is considered as such, in society as well as in court. In this contribution, adopting a transfeminist perspective, I critically address the issue of victim credibility in rape trials. In particular, I analyze an acquittal ruling by Corte d’appello of Ancona concerning a gang rape. Although it was appropriately annulled by the Corte di Cassazione, it is of particular interest because it reproduces major rape myths, showing how they lead to and perpetuate a model to which a woman reporting rape must correspond in order to be believed. This article aims to show that the possibility for a woman victim of rape to be deemed credible incourt, and thus to have her violence recognized as such, depends on her adherence to the model of the so-called perfect victim



SICI: 1828-4973(2022)NO:3<27:LCDDNP>2.0.ZU;2-N
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