Article of the Week: Reform the Rape Provision in the Jamaica Sexual Offences Act

Jamaica in many ways stays stagnant while the world moves forward. One of those ways is the country’s law as it pertains to rape. Jamaica arguably has one of the most outdated rape provisions in the English-Speaking Caribbean. Section 3 of the Jamaica Sexual Offences Act 2009 (JSOA) speaks specifically about rape. The provision essentially … Continue reading Article of the Week: Reform the Rape Provision in the Jamaica Sexual Offences Act