Marital rape in Scots law: a further case of interest.
In a short period of time, the law in Scotland has developed in two ways. Firstly, the law changed recently to allow the prosecution of a husband where a couple were in fact separated at the time of the rape. Secondly, the law moved forward again to the present position where a charge of rape is competent even if the couple are living together at the time of the incident complained of.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D011902:Rape / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012606:Scotland; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*