The offence of rape is a heinous crime that inflicts unimaginable trauma onto those who experience it. The laws in place that govern this offence should provide adequate protections to victims of rape, and ensure that victims receive a just outcome. Additionally, there must be protections against harmful misconceptions about rape and female victims that affect the outcome of the modern-day rape trial. This dissertation begins by exploring and critically analysing the historical perceptions and laws of rape, and considering how rape myths have evolved from these outdated perceptions and laws. It goes on consider how prevalent these myths are in modern society, before critically analysing to what extent the current rape laws provide adequate protections to female victims. This dissertation reaches the conclusion that the current laws do not adequately protect female victims of rape, and further allows harmful rape myths into the courtroom.