Lester Publishing, 2003

Doc. No. 2003.001

SEXUAL ETHICS AND CRIMINAL LAW

FRANCIS BENNION*

Sex, a force in all our lives,
demands respect – and sacrifice.
- Francis Bennion

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Contents

Introductory

The Sex Hate Bill?

The nature of sexuality

Law and ethics

No ethical basis

Specific proposals in the Bill

Sex with children

Sexual activity between minors

Adult sexual activity with a child

Grooming of children

Familial sexual abuse of a child

Mistaken belief in child’s age

Prohibited adult sexual relationships

Sex with mentally disabled

Bestiality

Sexual interference with human remains

Drafting points on the Bill

Monosexual drafting

Meaning of “sexual”

Overlapping offences

Unnecessary complexity

Summary

Conclusion

Annex One - Reviews of Francis Bennion's The Sex Code

Annex Two - Selected principles of The Sex Code

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* Francis Bennion is an author, constitutional lawyer and draftsman of state constitutions. A former UK Parliamentary Counsel and member of the Oxford University Law Faculty, he is currently a Research Associate of the Oxford University Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.