Coercion, Consent, and Time

Authors

Michelle Madden Dempsey, Villanova University Charles Widger School of LawFollow

Recommended Citation

Michelle M. Dempsey, Coercion, Consent, and Time, 131(2) Ethics 345 (2021).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/facpubs/16

Abstract

This article sets out a framework for distinguishing three kinds of norms governing past sexual (mis)conduct and our responses to it: wrongfulness norms,excusability norms, and accountability norms. The framework provides conceptual tools for making sense of (and understanding the limits of ) three distinct responses commonly offered by those accused of past sexual misconduct: “But that used to be okay!” “But everybody used to think that was okay!” and “But thatwas so long ago!”

ISSN

0014-1704

DOI

0014-1704/2020/13102-0009

Disciplines

Law