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Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?

One of the most horrifying tools of terror employed against women is sexual violence. However, a significant portion of victims are men. Numerous studies have found that women are sexually abused more frequently than gender stereotypes would imply. The law only recognises ”the penetration of the vag...

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Main Authors: Sarwitaa Pushparajah,, Nur Sofea Agustiar,, Nur Azlina Azizan,, Walnvika Poon Nam,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24468/1/CL%205.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.244682024-11-01T05:04:06Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24468/ Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code? Sarwitaa Pushparajah, Nur Sofea Agustiar, Nur Azlina Azizan, Walnvika Poon Nam, One of the most horrifying tools of terror employed against women is sexual violence. However, a significant portion of victims are men. Numerous studies have found that women are sexually abused more frequently than gender stereotypes would imply. The law only recognises ”the penetration of the vagina by a man” as the necessary ingredient to establish that rape or sexual activity occurred, hence a man cannot be legally raped by a woman. The claim that only women can be victims of rape because only men can penetrate the vagina. Nevertheless, rape affects both men and women equally. Several stereotypes make it challenging for a man to publicly disclose a history of rape or sexual assault. These downplay the severity of the crime and discourage males from asking for help. The purpose of this article is to do research on the impact of the rape provision in cases of male rape and to determine whether the stated provision should promote gender equality. The method employed in this article is qualitatively based. The article finds that rape is a gender specified crime. The provision for rape mainly only classifies for women but not men. Therefore, the provision of Section 375 should be improved and amended as it is possible for a woman to rape a man. Speaking of rape, it is still illegal whether it is committed against a man or a woman. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24468/1/CL%205.pdf Sarwitaa Pushparajah, and Nur Sofea Agustiar, and Nur Azlina Azizan, and Walnvika Poon Nam, (2023) Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code? Current Legal Issues, 5 . pp. 56-69. ISSN 2550-1704 https://www.ukm.my/cli/2023-5-cli/
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description One of the most horrifying tools of terror employed against women is sexual violence. However, a significant portion of victims are men. Numerous studies have found that women are sexually abused more frequently than gender stereotypes would imply. The law only recognises ”the penetration of the vagina by a man” as the necessary ingredient to establish that rape or sexual activity occurred, hence a man cannot be legally raped by a woman. The claim that only women can be victims of rape because only men can penetrate the vagina. Nevertheless, rape affects both men and women equally. Several stereotypes make it challenging for a man to publicly disclose a history of rape or sexual assault. These downplay the severity of the crime and discourage males from asking for help. The purpose of this article is to do research on the impact of the rape provision in cases of male rape and to determine whether the stated provision should promote gender equality. The method employed in this article is qualitatively based. The article finds that rape is a gender specified crime. The provision for rape mainly only classifies for women but not men. Therefore, the provision of Section 375 should be improved and amended as it is possible for a woman to rape a man. Speaking of rape, it is still illegal whether it is committed against a man or a woman.
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author Sarwitaa Pushparajah,
Nur Sofea Agustiar,
Nur Azlina Azizan,
Walnvika Poon Nam,
spellingShingle Sarwitaa Pushparajah,
Nur Sofea Agustiar,
Nur Azlina Azizan,
Walnvika Poon Nam,
Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?
author_facet Sarwitaa Pushparajah,
Nur Sofea Agustiar,
Nur Azlina Azizan,
Walnvika Poon Nam,
author_sort Sarwitaa Pushparajah,
title Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?
title_short Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?
title_full Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?
title_fullStr Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?
title_full_unstemmed Should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?
title_sort should gender equiality be imposed in section 375 penal code?
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2023
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24468/1/CL%205.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24468/
https://www.ukm.my/cli/2023-5-cli/
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