Project Commenced: 25/07/2024

Project Completion Date: 25/07/2028

Project Title

The Role of the Forensic Medical Examination in the Investigation and Prosecution of Rape

Project PI/s 

Dr Eithne Dowds, QUB School of Law and Professor Sarah Hull, Clinical Director at The Rowan, Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Other staff or partners

N/A

Project Description

This project will conduct a comprehensive multidisciplinary literature review and explore the possible theoretical and methodological foundations for an empirical project on the role of the forensic medical exam (FME) to the investigation and prosecution of rape in Northern Ireland.

Awarding Bodies

Queen’s University Faculty Research Initiatives Fund