Intelligence Squared debate: do college rape cases belong in the courts?
A sign and small flags dot the University of Oregon campus as part of a campaign to raise awareness of sexual assault on college campuses in this 2010 photo. The sign reads, "One out of four women will be assaulted on a college campus...We need to stop sexual violence from happening in the first place."
Photo by Wolfram Burner via Flickr
Can colleges provide due process for defendants accused of rape, and adequate justice for the victims? Or do these cases belong in the criminal courts? An Intelligence Squared debate featuring law professors from Harvard, Yale, CUNY and NYU.
Motion: Courts, not campuses, should decide sexual assault cases. FOR: Jed Rubenfeld of Yale and Jeannie Suk of Harvard. AGAINST: Michelle Anderson of CUNY and Stephen Schulholfer of NYU.
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