27
Apr
2026
Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU (debate)
Mr President, the notion of rape must encompass not only the use of force, but also the lack of consent of the victim. The resolution, however, is full of references to gender identity, which, according to the neo-Marxist social construct theory of the Istanbul Convention, holds that a man who claims to be a woman must, within the meaning of the law, be recognized as a woman. Such a provision is a…