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With a few notable exceptions, it was during the past 30 years when most laws against marital rape have been enacted. Several countries in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia made spousal rape illegal before 1970, but other countries in Western Europe and the English-speaking Western World outlawed it much later, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. [16]
The law criminalises rape. The punishment for rape, including spousal rape, ranges from 3 to 15 years' imprisonment. [228] Spousal rape is not explicitly included in the definition of rape. (Criminal Code, Art. 120) [law 66] There were reports of police and judicial reluctance to act on reports of rape, particularly in spousal rape cases. [228 ...
Statistics on rape and other acts of sexual assault are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world.Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading.
Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-19th century many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice.
Federal law does not use the term "rape". Rape is grouped with all forms of non-consensual sexual acts under chapter 109a of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2248). Under federal law, the punishment for rape can range from a fine to life imprisonment. The severity of the punishment is based on the use of violence, the age of the ...
Madagascar's Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and, in some cases, surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor, prompting criticism from international ...
In cases of rape and to serve as a punishment for the perpetrator, the victim was required to enter into a marriage with their rapist. [83] The notion that marriage could possibly restore a raped woman's honor has been linked to the country's historical, patriarchal, and gender norms.
Tennessee could become one of the few states to permit capital punishment for rape of a child under 12. House Bill 1663, sponsored by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, would ...