Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband
The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights goes against French courts. Advocates called on the government to amend French law “to eradicate this rape culture.”
She Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed.
A French court had ruled that a woman had violated her marital duties by not having sex with her husband. The European Court of Human Rights condemned that decision.
Flouting the European Court of Human Rights and Bringing Domestic Courts to Heel
Türkiye’s systematic failure to comply with its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (“the Convention”), implement the binding judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (“the ECtHR” or “the Court”),
Top European court backs woman whose husband got a divorce because she stopped having sex with him
"I hope that this decision will mark a turning point in the fight for women's rights in France," the woman said.
Sex not part of woman’s ‘marital duties,’ court rules in divorce case
A French woman took her case to the European Court of Human Rights after she was ruled at fault in her divorce because she had stopped having sex with her husband.
EU rights court rules Frenchwoman not 'at fault' in divorce for refusing sex
The EU's Court of Human Rights ruled that a 69-year-old French woman whose husband was granted a divorce after she stopped having sex with him was not "at fault", rejecting an earlier decision by
French woman blamed for divorce because she no longer had sex with husband wins appeal at top European court
A woman, who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband, has won an appeal in Europe’s top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, reigniting a debate in France over women’s rights.
French woman who refused sex with husband vindicated by top European human rights court
The decision, which prevents French judges from making similar divorce rulings on sexual relations in the future, comes at a time when France is debating the concept of consent to its rape laws.
‘Marriage is no longer sexual servitude’: European court condemns France over ‘marital duty’
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that French courts had violated a woman’s rights by citing her refusal to have sex as grounds for divorce. The landmark case condemned outdated notions of marital duties,
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