Why adultery should be a fineable offence.
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And to have sex and accuse someone of rape. If a person claims rape, and the accused is found not guilty by reason of consent, then they both pay a fine for horizontal mambo.
Yay.
So how do we fix this problem while still respecting the presumption of innocence, especially when we know that even if a rape might not have occurred, that at least some kind of pressure was probably applied to get consent?
Why rape convictions are so hard to get - Comment - Voices - The Independent
Why rape convictions are so hard to get - Comment - Voices - The Independent
Even when men have proven to rape women and girls, the women get killed for honour violations. Not sure if those killer get fined but I don't think they do.......
“Adultery should not be criminal offence at all,” says UN
The United Nations Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice urged Governments to repeal laws which criminalize adultery and give rise to punishments ranging from the imposition of fines to flogging and death by stoning, or hanging.
“Adultery must not be classified as a criminal offence at all,” stressed independent expert Kamala Chandrakirana, who currently heads the UN expert body charged with identifying ways to eliminate laws that discriminate against women or are discriminatory to them in terms of implementation or impact, and helping States to ensure greater empowerment for women in all fields.
In a statement* made public at the end of the Group’s fifth session in Geneva, the experts recognized that in accordance with some traditions, customs and different legal systems, adultery may constitute a civil offence with legal consequences in divorce cases, in respect of the custody of children or the denial of alimony, amongst others.
“However, it should not be a criminal offence and must not be punishable by fine, imprisonment, flogging, or death by stoning or hanging,” Ms. Chandrakirana said, noting that in many countries, adultery continues to be a crime punishable with severe penalties.
“Provisions in penal codes often do not treat women and men equally and establish harsher sanctions for women, and in some countries, rules of evidence value women’s testimony as half that of a man’s.”
The group of experts warned that maintaining adultery as a criminal offence -even when it applies to both women and men - means in practice that women mainly will continue to face extreme vulnerabilities, and violation of their human rights to dignity, privacy and equality, given continuing discrimination and inequalities faced by women.
“The criminalization of sexual relations between consenting adults is a violation of their right to privacy and infringement of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as established almost two decades ago by international human rights jurisprudence,” Ms. Chandrakirana said. “States parties to the Covenant are obliged to ensure that domestic norms take account of developments in international law.”
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“Adultery should not be criminal offence at all,” says UN
The United Nations Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice urged Governments to repeal laws which criminalize adultery and give rise to punishments ranging from the imposition of fines to flogging and death by stoning, or hanging.
“Adultery must not be classified as a criminal offence at all,” stressed independent expert Kamala Chandrakirana, who currently heads the UN expert body charged with identifying ways to eliminate laws that discriminate against women or are discriminatory to them in terms of implementation or impact, and helping States to ensure greater empowerment for women in all fields.
In a statement* made public at the end of the Group’s fifth session in Geneva, the experts recognized that in accordance with some traditions, customs and different legal systems, adultery may constitute a civil offence with legal consequences in divorce cases, in respect of the custody of children or the denial of alimony, amongst others.
“However, it should not be a criminal offence and must not be punishable by fine, imprisonment, flogging, or death by stoning or hanging,” Ms. Chandrakirana said, noting that in many countries, adultery continues to be a crime punishable with severe penalties.
“Provisions in penal codes often do not treat women and men equally and establish harsher sanctions for women, and in some countries, rules of evidence value women’s testimony as half that of a man’s.”
The group of experts warned that maintaining adultery as a criminal offence -even when it applies to both women and men - means in practice that women mainly will continue to face extreme vulnerabilities, and violation of their human rights to dignity, privacy and equality, given continuing discrimination and inequalities faced by women.
“The criminalization of sexual relations between consenting adults is a violation of their right to privacy and infringement of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as established almost two decades ago by international human rights jurisprudence,” Ms. Chandrakirana said. “States parties to the Covenant are obliged to ensure that domestic norms take account of developments in international law.”
- See more at: “Adultery should not be criminal offence at all,� says UN expert group on women’s human rights
So what happens at a swap meet. DO they all get fined?
Sounds like a poorly thought out make work project for the court system while criminals go free.
Sounds like a poorly thought out make work project for the court system while criminals go free.
Macho, and what happens if either the husband or the wife says that they had just separated that same morning? You suggesting that married couples that are separated can't have sex with future possible partners? Good freakin luck, dude.