Access to Justice and Sexual Violence

Dr. Tracy Pickett (Medicine, UBC)
Professor Janine Benedet (Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC)

Recorded on October 19, 2016

What does access to justice mean for people who are sexually assaulted, most of whom are women and girls? Professor Janine Benedet and Dr. Tracy Pickett will consider the role of health care in ensuring access to justice, the benefits and drawbacks of various legal avenues, and the particular challenges for victims who are marginalized by intersecting inequalities.