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Legal changes towards justice for sexual assault victims.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20432886     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The crime of rape is a major problem in India, evident from the reports in the press as well as official statistics. The accused has often gone free, because the victim did not file a complaint, or because of poor evidence gathering and well as lacunae in the law. This paper presents an overview of the laws applicable to sexual assault cases and amendments in these laws, specifically in terms of the roles and responsibilities of healthcare providers to bridge the gap in providing medical evidence to the courts.
Authors:
N Jagadeesh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Indian journal of medical ethics     Volume:  7     ISSN:  0974-8466     ISO Abbreviation:  Indian J Med Ethics     Publication Date:    2010 Apr-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-03     Completed Date:  2010-05-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101214913     Medline TA:  Indian J Med Ethics     Country:  India    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  108-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. mailtojagadeesh@rediffmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Compensation and Redress / legislation & jurisprudence
Criminal Law / trends*
Expert Testimony
Female
Forensic Medicine / legislation & jurisprudence*,  standards
Humans
India
Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
Rape / diagnosis,  legislation & jurisprudence*

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