Sociologie Românească, Vol. VII, no. 1/2009, pp. 125-139.
Legislaţia privind violul marital. O abordare comparativă
Marital rape legislation: A comparative analysis
Valentina Rujoiu
Abstract: Domestic violence has serious implications for the safety and well-being of women and children. Many people continue to find hard to understand why women do not leave their abusers or why they return. In the context of marital rape, the patriarchal basis of marriage were protected when husbands had unlimited sexual access to their wives. Because the law allowed and helped perpetuate sexism, women.s associations, social workers, psychologists, criminal justice professionals demand new legislations to deal with this problem. The article describes the major changes in marital rape legislation in different countries such as Great Britain, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, India, China, Russia, Romania.
Keywords: domestic violence, activism, marital rape law reform, social support.
Cuvinte-cheie: violență domestică, activism, incriminarea violului marital, suport social.