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Brenda Midson

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Brenda Midson is the editor of the New Zealand Law Journal and senior lecturer in law at the University of Waikato.

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How the wording of our sexual assault laws is making it harder to convict

Vague and antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault, writes New Zealand Law Journal editor Brenda Midson.

By Brenda Midson | 12th February, 2019