This paper seeks to examine the notion of consent to sexual activity as it is applied to
situations involving persons with mental disabilities both by both medical professionals and …

Issues of sexuality have increasingly become matters of public debate, laws, civil rights, and
a reason for enhanced protection of individuals from harm and abuse caused by …

Within the learning disability field, there has for some time been an ongoing debate about
how to balance people's rights to sexual autonomy with appropriate protection from abuse …

The focus of this paper is on the use of the concept of sexual exploitation in legislation
concerning sexual expression by persons with mental impairment, with particular emphasis …

Accessible summary People with learning disabilities may not know about sexual
relationships. People with learning disabilities may need education about sexual …

This article addresses the right to legal capacity to consent to sex of people with intellectual
disabilities. Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities …

In England and Wales, people with intellectual disabilities have sex in the shadow of two
legal regimes. Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA), it is a criminal offence to engage …

The protection of individuals with learning difficulties or learning disabilities (hereafter
learning disabilities) would appear to be at the heart of legal intervention where sexual and …

In this article, we draw on our experiences of law reform in Ireland to explore how to create a
definition of consent to sex that is inclusive of people with cognitive disabilities. Using critical …

After analysing the concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, hereafter referred to as the Committee, this paper examines how the Committee …