Published on July 1, 2024 at 06:59. / Modified on July 1, 2024 at 07:29.
Any penetration committed on a person regardless of their gender, against their will, will now be considered rape. The victim’s state of shock will also be taken into account. The new criminal law on sexual matters, with its new definition of rape, comes into force on July 1 in Switzerland. Parliament approved this highly anticipated and controversial revision last summer. Camille Perrier Depeursinge, professor of criminal law at the University of Lausanne, outlines these new principles.
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