Bill to overhaul Irish laws on consent in rape cases welcomed by advocacy group
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee (Brian Lawless/PA)
A Bill to overhaul and strengthen laws on consent and belief in rape cases has been welcomed by the Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI).
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved changes to the law that will now require a person accused of rape to show they had a “objectively reasonable” belief that they had consent from the complainant to use it as a defence.
