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  • Title: Act of 4 July 1989 amending certain provisions relating to the crime of rape.
    Author: Belgium.
    Journal: Annu Rev Popul Law; 1989; 16():119. PubMed ID: 12344066.
    Abstract:
    This Belgian Act does the following with respect to the crime of rape: 1) enlarges the definition of rape to include "any kind of act of sexual penetration committed by any means on a person who does not consent"; 2) increases the penalties for crimes involving indecent assault or rape in cases such as those involving the death of the victim, violence, torture, or illegal confinement, or advantage taken with respect to the mental or physical weakness of the victim; 3) creates the crime of publication or dissemination through the media of the identity of the victim without the approval of the victim or the examining magistrate; and 4) allows the victim or one of the parties to request that legal proceedings be held in camera.
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