Discourse Analysis of Rape Judgments

• In Event: Gender and Violence: Examining International Contexts

Abstract

The anguish of rape trials is deeply related, though not limited to socio-legal practices and legal judgments. Using trial court judgments from three different socio-economic contexts in India, this study examines the legal discourses adopted by courts in the process of conviction and acquittal in rape cases. The study looks at the variations in the construction of victimhood and identifies the salient themes and categories.

Author

• Suvarna Cherukuri, Siena College