Marital rape or spousal rape is the act of sexual intercourse with one's spouse without the spouse's consent. The lack of consent is the essential element...

This article provides an overview of marital rape laws by country. Marital rape is illegal in many countries. Throughout history until the 1970s, most...

Marital rape (a form of partner rape, of domestic violence, and sexual abuse by a spouse) is illegal in all 50 US states, though the details of the offence...

above definition excluded marital rape, same sex crimes and considered all sex with a minor below the age of sixteen as rape. After 3 February 2013, the...

to criminalize marital rape; the law defines marital rape that happens at the time the spouses are cohabiting more narrowly than rape in other circumstances;...

include date rape, gang rape, marital rape, incestual rape, child sexual abuse, prison rape, acquaintance rape, war rape and statutory rape. Forced sexual...

to the criminal offense of rape as it relates to marital status: the criminalization of rape between spouses ('marital rape'). the removal of the stipulation...

In France, rape is illegal, and marital rape is also illegal. In recent years there has been increase of reported rape cases in France. Rape has been documented...

Indian Penal Code, marital rape is not criminalised. Nigeria: Although marital rape is explicitly excluded from the definition of rape in the Northern Nigeria...

therefore a hadd offence. There is a lack of recognition of marital rape by mainstream jurists. Rape is considered a serious sexual crime in Islam and can be...