Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence
ローラ・L・ダン: 今こそ法律によって性暴力被害者を守る時
TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn advocates for survivors of campus sexual violence through effective legal assistance, policy advocacy, and institutional training. Full bio
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there is growing social awareness
様々な組織で
are far too common occurrences
余りにもありふれた事象であることに
without any accountability.
責任体制が全く伴っていません
movement is upon us,
are speaking out to demand change.
変化を要求して声を上げています
sexual assault on campus.
性暴力事件に抗議しました
Congress reform the military,
議会に要求しました
Hollywood stars to janitorial staff
清掃員に至るまで
in the workplace.
声高に叫びました
can create lasting legal change.
法律に永続的な変化をもたらし得る時です
戦術を変えねばなりません
by institution, fighting for reform,
改革を求めて闘う代わりに
denies fundamental protections
such as sexual assault,
ストーカーによる性暴力の被害者を
of the Constitution,
修正第14条では
from abusing its citizens,
禁止していますが
governments to intervene
calls the police from her home,
恐怖に怯える女性が
to the state's protection.
ないということです
結果的に
without any legal remedy
女性は取り残されます
all citizens collectively,
代表として行動するものの
行動しないからです
directly contradicts international law,
国家が介入して
gender violence by private parties
人権として求める国際法とは
to discriminate systemically
州は制度的な差別を行い
拒否してきました
on "Law & Order: SVU,"
性犯罪特捜班』で観たのと違い
of gender violence.
正義が行われるのは稀です
where law enforcement has chosen to act,
稀な場合でも
during the resulting criminal process.
被害者には何の権利もありません
in a criminal case.
刑事事件における「当事者」ではありません
the interests of a victim.
the interests of the state.
to dismiss criminal charges,
a victim's voice from the process,
司法の過程から被害者の声を抹消します
the interests of all citizens collectively
市民全体の利益を代表するのであって
have found protections
公民権法に
スポーツの話ではありません
of sex discrimination,
教育プログラムの中での
セクシャルハラスメントを含む
that accept federal funding.
sex discrimination within admissions,
標的にしていましたが
to intervene and address gender violence
性的暴行やセクシャルハラスメントを
or campus visitors commit sexual assault
性暴力への介入、取り組みを
is that through Title IX,
are protected against gender violence
性暴力から守られます
does not exist under the law.
他の方法がありません
educational institutions
性暴力の報告を
of gender violence seriously,
これに従わないと
手続きを通じて
victims equitable rights
their own interests during proceedings,
教育機関に頼らずに
educational institutions to do so.
ことを意味します
historically swept gender violence
性暴力を隠ぺいしてきたという
system does today.
今日行っているのと似ています
protects some victims,
守られる被害者もいますが
守ろうとしなければなりません
institution by institution,
改革しようとして
in the military, in the workplace,
戦うのではなく
gender equality under the law,
法の下の男女平等を保障するもので
require states to intervene
of sex discrimination.
命じることが可能になります
did not pass in the 1970s,
1970年代には 成立しませんでしたが
three states of doing so.
というところまで来ていました
has ratified the amendment,
この条項の批准にこぎつけました
in different political times.
時代を生きているからです
to the Me Too movement,
「MeToo」運動まで
political will of the people
生み出すのに不可欠な
人々が増えています
the prospect of justice
高めるために戦っている
言いに来たのではなく
to become the norm after gender violence.
責任体制が当たり前となる時が来ました
the Equal Rights Amendment,
可決させる時です
can become a system of justice,
正義の制度になり
「no more」に変われるかもしれません
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Laura L. Dunn - Victims' rights attorneyTED Fellow Laura L. Dunn advocates for survivors of campus sexual violence through effective legal assistance, policy advocacy, and institutional training.
Why you should listen
Laura L. Dunn, Esq., advances victims' rights through legislative and policy efforts, as well as direct representation of survivors in campus, criminal and civil systems. As a nationally-recognized victim-turned-victims’ rights attorney and social entrepreneur, her work has been featured by National Public Radio, PEOPLE Magazine, Forbes, the National Law Journal, the New York Times and many more .
While a law student, Dunn contributed to the 2011 and 2014 Title IX guidance issued by the US Department of Education. She also worked with Congress to pass the 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and its federal regulations. For this advocacy, Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy have publicly recognized Dunn. Upon graduation from Maryland Law, she founded the survivor-led and DC-based legal organization, SurvJustice. It is still the only national nonprofit representing victims of campus sexual violence in hearings across the country and is currently the lead plaintiff in a pending federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over Title IX.
As an attorney, Dunn is now a published legal scholar, an adjunct law professor, a member of the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence and its Criminal Justice Section's Task Force on College Due Process, a liaison to the American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code on Sexual Assault and its Student Sexual Misconduct Project, an accomplished litigator who helped win the first-ever recognition of a federal victim-advocate privilege in court and an expert legal consultant on various campus sexual assault lawsuits.
For her work, Dunn has received a 2015 Echoing Green Global Fellowship, the 2016 Benjamin Cardin Public Service Award, the 2017 Department of Justice’s Special Courage Award and a 2018 TED Fellowship, along with other honors and recognitions.
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