Sexual Offence as Fraud Regulation: Fraudulent Sex Criminalization in Asia
- When:
- Thursday, September 11, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
- Where:
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
168 Victoria Road
Mount Davis, Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong SAR - Description:
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In this lecture, Professor Jianlin Chen (UChicago LLM’09, JSD’15) will critically compare the criminalization of fraudulent sex (i.e., use of deception to obtain sex) in China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Through highlighting the determined interpretation to expand rape provisions silent on fraudulent sex to include certain types of fraudulent sex, and the highly selective enforcement of statutory provisions that cover all forms of fraudulent sex to only certain types of fraudulent sex, Professor Chen will argue that sexual autonomy protection is not the key driver behind fraudulent sex criminalization in the surveyed jurisdictions. Rather, the relevant sexual offence provisions are essentially employed to police distinct types of false representation.
Nexus Asia is a program initiated by the UChicago Hong Kong Campus dedicated to collaborating with UChicago PhD alumni and their institutions throughout the Asia Pacific region. In addition to facilitating research, Nexus Asia plans to engage its alumni on its UChicago Hong Kong campus with workshops, lectures and events for academics and the general public.
Speaker:
Jianlin Chen (UChicago LLM’09, JSD’15)
Professor
Associate Dean (International)
Melbourne Law School, The University of MelbourneIn-person event
Program
6:15 – 6:30 pm Registration
6:30 – 7:15 pm Talk by Professor Jianlin Chen
7:15 – 7:45 pm Q&A session
7:45 pm Event ends*Kindly note that no parking spaces are available on campus.
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