Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note argues that the criminalization of BDSM practices, due to the lack of legal recognition of consent as a defense in BDSM-related injuries, is unconstitutional and harmful. It advocates for legal reform, specifically the creation of a BDSM exception in the Model Penal Code, to protect practitioners' rights and reduce stigma.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Law | Sexuality and the Law
Recommended Citation
Daniel Haley,
Bound by Law: A Roadmap for the Practical Legalization of BDSM,
21
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
631
(2015).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol21/iss2/11