ABSTRACT

This chapter broadens the book’s focus towards discussion of international responses to restricting sexual history evidence. Whilst it does not seek to hail any sole jurisdictional response as a panacea of good practice, it draws on notable areas of positive practice from various jurisdictions, highlighting benefits and limitations of each. In doing so, it suggests potential lessons that may be learnt from tried and tested approaches and may be used to model a reformed English and Welsh approach. These considerations are presented alongside the novel findings of the mock jury dataset and existing literature to identify practical and meaningful avenues to reform.