Erin E. Murphy | The American Law Institute Media Archive

Overview of Tentative Draft No. 5

Erin Murphy provides background and a short description of every provision in TD No. 5.

Murphy addresses how mental states are addressed in the 1962 Model Penal Code and how this affects updates to the Sexual Assault section.

Erin Murphy explains the grading of offenses addressed in Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses.

This episode addresses how “consent” is, and should be, defined in sexual assault allegations.

The American Law Institute was selected to be profiled by Visionaries, a nonprofit educational organization, in its 22nd season.

Erin Murphy and Samuel Buell discuss the impact and influence of the Model Penal Code on U.S. law.

Schulhofer and Murphy discuss the way sexual assault and consent have transformed in the rule of law over the last 50 years.

Schulhofer and Murphy cover some topics, misconceptions, and challenges associated with the project.