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Aug 30, 2001 rape moral-ascendancy criminal-law philippine-supreme-court family-abuse intimidation

Moral Ascendancy as Substitute for Force in Incestuous and Family Rape Cases

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how moral ascendancy and intimidation can substitute for physical force in rape convictions.