Researchers Mojca Plesničar and Lora Briški wrote an article on how sexual violence is addressed in criminal proceedings for the programme booklet accompanying the play Prima Facie at Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL). The play raises questions about evidence, the credibility of testimony, and the balance between the rights of the accused and the position of victims of sexual violence. It also highlights how vulnerability, memory, and responses to traumatic experiences can be misunderstood in criminal proceedings, particularly when testimony is not clear or consistent.
The full article is freely available online.
