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1. The law prior to 2003
1.1. Consent
1.2. Deception
1.3. Belief in Consent
2. The Sexual Offences Act 2003
2.1. Section 1: Rape
2.2. Section 2: Assault by penetration
2.3. Section 3: Sexual Assault
2.4. Section 4: Causing another person to engage in sexual activity without consent
2.5. Section 78: How is ‘sexual’ defined?
2.6. Sections 74-76: How is ‘consent’ defined?
2.6.1. The Devonald and Jheeta line of cases
2.7. Self-Induced intoxication
3. Debates in Sexual Offences
3.1. Why do we punish for rape?
3.2. Issues relating to consent in the SOA 2003
3.3. Good things about consent in the SOA 2003
4. Case Notes
4.1. Cases under the old law: Sexual Offences Act 1956
4.2. Cases under the new law: Sexual Offences Act 2003
5. Sample First Class Essay
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