The Minister of Justice Didier Migaud reaffirmed this Sunday, October 27 on BFMTV that he was in favor of changing the definition of rape in French law by integrating the notion of consent, recalling however the need to remain “cautious about the terms” used in a new wording of the law.
“Yes, I am in favor of us being able to work on a (new) drafting” of the law, the Minister of Justice said again on our set.
“We must be attentive,” however, warned Didier Migaud, concerned that a rewrite “is not more harmful to the victims than the current version.”
“We must be careful with the terms,” he insisted. “We are completely ready to work on it,” he assured, specifying that he had already “received parliamentarians” on this subject.
Macron also in favor of changing the definition of rape
The debate on the redefinition of rape in the penal code to take into account the absence of consent resurfaced in France during the Mazan rape trial.
The notion of consent, which resurfaced in the 2010s with the #MeToo shockwave, is not explicitly mentioned there. Last March, Emmanuel Macron also said he was in favor of changing the definition of rape.
The Head of State subsequently hoped that a proposed text could see the light of day “by the end of the year”; a prospect that became uncertain with the surprise announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly at the beginning of June which put an end to the work in progress on this subject.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
