"Half and Divided Consent: Analysing Rape" by Baker

Dennis J. Baker (University of Cambridge) has published "Half and Divided Consent: Analysing Rape" on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

This article argues for categorization of rape cases and for the relabeling of some conduct that is currently viewed as rape. The focus is on two types of case: (1) sexual intercourse where there is ‘half consent’ to the sexual act; and (2) consensual sexual intercourse that causes or risks causing collateral consequences such as a sexually transmitted disease (STD). While rape cannot be partly justified/excused, when sexual intercourse is at least half consensual it should be labelled as second-degree rape. By contrast, consensual sexual intercourse with collateral consequences should be punished by separate offences addressing those consequences.