Image-based sexual abuse: a comparative analysis of criminal law approaches in Scotland and Malawi

Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe; Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff

doi:10.1108/978-1-83982-848-520211038

Image-based sexual abuse: a comparative analysis of criminal law approaches in Scotland and Malawi

Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe, Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff

Law

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Abstract

Technology-facilitated violence and abuse including image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is a phenomenon affecting women and girls around the world. Abusers misuse technology to attack victims and threaten their safety, privacy, and dignity. This abuse is gendered and a form of domestic and sexual violence. In this article, the authors compare criminal law approaches to tackling IBSA in Scotland and Malawi. We critically analyze the legislative landscape in both countries, with a view to assessing the potential for victims to seek and obtain redress for IBSA. We assess the role criminal law has to play in each jurisdiction while acknowledging the limits of criminal law alone in terms of providing redress.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse
Editors	Jane Bailey, Asher Flynn, Nicola Henry
Publisher	Emerald Publishing Limited
Chapter	31
Pages	513-532
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781839828485
ISBN (Print)	9781839828492
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-848-520211038
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2021

Keywords

Image-based sexual abuse
Law
Scotland
Malawi
feminism
domestic and sexual violence
law

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Stevenson-McCabe, S., & Chisala-Tempelhoff, S. (2021). Image-based sexual abuse: a comparative analysis of criminal law approaches in Scotland and Malawi. In J. Bailey, A. Flynn, & N. Henry (Eds.), The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse (pp. 513-532). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-848-520211038

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