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1078:(ECHR) has had the opportunity to rule in recent years on several cases involving the legitimacy of firing a person from their job due to adultery. These cases dealt with people working for religious organizations and raised the question of the balancing of the right of a person to respect for their private life (recognized in the EU) and the right of religious communities to be protected against undue interference by the State (recognized also in the EU). These situations must be analyzed with regard to their specific circumstances, in each case. The ECtHR had ruled both in favor of the religious organization (in the case of Obst) and in favor of the fired person (in the case of Schüth). 1589:"Elements.(1) That the accused wrongfully engaged in extramarital conduct as described in subparagraph c.(2) with a certain person; (2) That, at the time, the accused knew that the accused or the other person was married to someone else; and (3) That, under the circumstances, the conduct of the accused was either: (i) to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces; (ii) was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces; or (iii) to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces and of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces" 492: 1790:, and must recognize consent as central, and not trivialize its importance; doing otherwise can lead to legal, social or ethical abuses. Amnesty International, when condemning stoning legislation that targets adultery, among other acts, has referred to "acts which should never be criminalized in the first place, including consensual sexual relations between adults". Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's Secretary General, said: "It is unbelievable that in the twenty-first century some countries are condoning 1166: 924:. In the Philippines, the law differentiates based on the gender of the spouse. A wife can be charged with adultery, while a husband can only be charged with the related crime of concubinage, which is more loosely defined (it requires either keeping the mistress in the family home, or cohabiting with her, or having sexual relations under scandalous circumstances). There are currently proposals to decriminalize adultery in the Philippines. 654:. There are fifteen countries in which stoning is authorized as lawful punishment, though in recent times it has been legally carried out only in Iran and Somalia. Countries which follow very strict versions of Sharia law in their criminal systems include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Brunei, Afghanistan, Sudan, Pakistan, 12 of Nigeria's 36 states (in Northern Nigeria) and Qatar; although these laws are not necessarily enforced. 504: 30: 748:. Proving adultery under Muslim law can be a very difficult task as it requires the accuser to produce four eyewitnesses to the act of sexual intercourse, each of whom should have a good reputation for truthfulness and honesty. The criminal standards do not apply in the application of social and family consequences of adultery, where the standards of proof are not as exacting. 849:, the law which criminalized adultery, as unconstitutional. Before 2018, adultery was defined as sex between a man and a woman without the consent of the woman's husband. The man was prosecutable and could be sentenced for up to five years (even if he himself was unmarried) whereas the married woman couldn't be jailed. Men have called the law 1040:, adultery laws were held to be invalid in 1996/1998 because the law was deemed discriminatory as it differentiated between women and men. In 2004, there were proposals to introduce a gender-neutral adultery law. The plans were dropped, and it has been suggested that the objections from the European Union played a role. 933: 1683:
from religious groups and from political parties who feel quite independent of morality, that the government has reason to concern itself with the consensual sexual activity of its citizens … The crucial question is: when, if ever, is the government justified to interfere in consensual bedroom affairs?
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Opponents of adultery laws regard them as painfully archaic, believing they represent sanctions reminiscent of nineteenth-century novels. They further object to the legislation of morality, especially a morality so steeped in religious doctrine. Support for the preservation of the adultery laws comes
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North Dakota (North Dakota Century Code, § 12.1-20-08) (note: even though the crime is called "fornication", it only refers to having sex with minors or having sex in public. It doesn't target private consensual sex between adults, so in practice this law is irrelevant; it's only listed here for the
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in that women cannot be prosecuted for adultery and the National Commission of Women has criticized the British era law of being anti-feminist as it treats women as the property of their husbands and has consequently recommended deletion of the law or reducing it to a civil offense. Extramarital sex
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In some jurisdictions, the "intruder" (the third party) is punished, rather than the adulterous spouse. For instance act 266 of the Penal Code of South Sudan reads: "Whoever, has consensual sexual intercourse with a man or woman who is and whom he or she has reason to believe to be the spouse
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to provide extremely strong evidence to avoid being charged with adultery herself. A conviction for rape is only possible with evidence from no fewer than four witnesses. In recent years high-profile rape cases in Pakistan have given the Ordinance more exposure than similar laws in other countries.
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Article 62 Servicepersons shall be held in high esteem by the whole of society. The State shall establish a system for honoring servicepersons for their meritorious services. The State shall take effective measures to protect the honor and dignity of servicepersons and offer special protection for
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overturned the country's law against adultery. Previously, adultery was criminalized in 1953, and violators were subject to two years in prison, with the aim of protecting women from divorce. The law was overturned because the court found that adultery is a private matter in which the state should
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With regard to the situation in the United States: "Moreover, setting to one side criminal prosecutions for adultery, there are numerous other ways in which the law deems adulterous conduct to be legally relevant. (...) Furthermore, a recognized "heat of passion" defense to a charge of murdering
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was not a criminal offence in secular law from the later twelfth century until the seventeenth century. It was punishable under ecclesiastical law from the twelfth century until jurisdiction over adultery by ecclesiastical courts in England and Wales was abolished in England and Wales (and some
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Adultery is not a crime in Australia. Under federal law enacted in 1994, sexual conduct between consenting adults (18 years of age or older) is their private matter throughout Australia, irrespective of marital status. Australian states and territories had previously repealed their respective
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The criminal status of adultery has attracted criticism, especially where there are violent penalties. The head of the United Nations expert body charged with identifying ways to eliminate laws that discriminate against women or are discriminatory to them in terms of implementation or impact,
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An argument against the criminal status of adultery is that the resources of the law enforcement are limited, and that they should be used carefully; by investing them in the investigation and prosecution of adultery (which is very difficult) the curbing of serious violent crimes may suffer.
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The last conviction for adultery in Massachusetts was in 1983 and held that the statute was constitutional and that "no fundamental personal privacy right implicit in the concept of ordered liberty guaranteed by the United States Constitution bars the criminal prosecution of such persons ."
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adultery was a crime until 2006, though the crime of adultery had a narrow definition, excluding situations where the other spouse encouraged the act or when the act happened at a time the couple was living separate and apart; and in practice prosecutions were extremely rare.
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one’s spouse or paramour—which will typically reduce the crime to voluntary manslaughter—is either finding them in the act of adultery, recently being informed of their act of adultery, or in some jurisdictions, having reason to believe that they committed adultery."
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in 2018) it was a criminal offense for a man to have consensual sexual intercourse with a married woman, without the consent of her husband (no party was criminally punished in case of adultery between a married man and an unmarried woman).
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campaign has condemned state control over individual sexual and reproductive decisions; stating "All over the world, people are coerced, criminalized and discriminated against, simply for making choices about their bodies and their lives".
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The enforceability of adultery laws in the United States is unclear following Supreme Court decisions since 1965 relating to privacy and sexual intimacy of consenting adults. However, occasional prosecutions do occur.
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Concerns exist that the existence of "adultery" as a criminal offense (and even in family law) can affect the criminal justice process in cases of domestic assaults and killings, in particular by mitigating
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The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice is deeply concerned at the criminalization and penalization of adultery whose enforcement leads to discrimination and
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to have laws criminalizing adultery. In the United States, laws vary from state to state. Until the mid-20th century, most U.S. states (especially Southern and Northeastern states) had laws against
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Opponents of adultery laws argue that these laws maintain social norms which justify violence, discrimination and oppression of women; in the form of state sanctioned forms of violence such as
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State criminal laws against adultery are rarely enforced. Federal appeals courts have ruled inconsistently as to whether these laws are unconstitutional (especially after the 2003
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has called for the decriminalization of adultery. A Joint Statement by the United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice in 2012, stated:
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In regions of Iraq and Syria under ISIL, there have been reports of floggings as well as execution of people who engaged in adultery. The method of execution was typically by
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and other similar defenses that "laws should clearly state that these defenses do not include or apply to crimes of 'honour', adultery, or domestic assault or murder."
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without the consent of one's partner can be a valid grounds for monetary penalty on government employees, as ruled by the Central Administrative Tribunal.
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and even capital punishment. Since the 20th century, criminal laws against adultery have become controversial, with most Western countries repealing them.
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2 of these statutes (of Mississippi and North Carolina) refer to fornication as well and thus also by definition ban any extramarital sex altogether.
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Below is the list of the specific anti-cohabitation statutes (in states where there's an offense of cohabitation and where it's a separate offence):
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Below is the list of the specific anti-fornication statutes (in states where there's an offense of fornication and where it's a separate offence):
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Until the 1990s, most Latin American countries had laws against adultery. Adultery has been decriminalized in most of these countries, including
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However, even in jurisdictions that have decriminalised adultery, adultery may still have legal consequences, particularly in jurisdictions with
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Before the 20th century, adultery was often punished harshly. In Scandinavia, in the 17th century, adultery and bigamy were subject to the
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1 of these statutes (of Michigan) considers cohabitation between ex-spouses after their divorce as falling under the crime of adultery.
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while others are outlawing abortion, sex outside marriage and same-sex sexual activity – even punishable by death." The
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Council of Europe Recommendation Rec(2002)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the protection of women against violence
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their marriage in accordance with laws. Servicepersons' performance of their duties in accordance with the law is protected by law.
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Mississippi (Unannotated Mississippi Code, § 93–5–29) (criminalizes cohabitation between 2 ex-spouses after divorce as adultery)
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The Believer: How an Introvert with a Passion for Religion and Soccer Became Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Leader of the Islamic State
775:, punishments for adultery were differentiated based on gender of the spouse until 1935. Adultery is no longer a crime in the 3795: 1925: 1075: 658:, a jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa (mainly Somalia) and Yemen also implements an extreme form of Sharia. 72: 3033: 1954: 808: 4775: 3465: 3319: 1691:, England, a somewhat common practice was for husbands to encourage their wives to seduce another man, who they would then 1564:
Oklahoma (Oklahoma Statutes Annotated, § 43–123) (criminalizes cohabitation between 2 ex-spouses after divorce as adultery)
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it was possible from the early seventeenth century for a spouse to prosecute an adulterer for damages on the grounds of
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Laws on Adultery: Comparing the Historical Development of South African Common-law Principles with those in English Law
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abolished its fornication and adultery laws in 1973. States which have decriminalised adultery in recent years include
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for adultery; or in the form of individual acts of violence committed against women by husbands or relatives, such as
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were very harsh. Despite this, there is only one known execution for adultery in American history: it occurred in the
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states that member states should: (...) "57. preclude adultery as an excuse for violence within the family".
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in 1643, when the married 18 year old Mary Latham and her extramarital lover James Britton were executed.
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to the respective territory within the District that each state had ceded to the federal government under
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In jurisdictions where adultery is illegal, punishments vary from fines (for example in the US state of
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from the 19th century. In countries where adultery is still a criminal offense, punishments range from
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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875
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Adultery is not a crime in Canada. It has never been defined as a criminal offence within the
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sake of completeness because the crime is called "fornication" under the North Dakotan law)
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Suffolk law review, The Validity of Criminal Adultery Prohibitions After Lawrence v. Texas
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Human rights organizations have stated that legislation on sexual crimes must be based on
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Laws against adultery have been named as invasive and incompatible with principles of
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of another person, commits the offence of adultery ". Similarly, under the
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model, but may still be a factor in child custody and property disputes.
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Pennsylvania Politics Today and Yesterday: The Tolerable Accommodation
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Deconstructing Sexuality in the Middle East: Challenges and Discourses
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on 31 May 2021, removing the article criminalizing adultery entirely.
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As of 1 December 2023, adultery remains a crime in 17 states and the
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Women and Democracy: Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe
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Among the last European countries to decriminalise adultery were
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The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
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Legality and decriminalization of adultery in the United States
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A Lutheran Plague: Murdering to Die in the Eighteenth Century
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Wu, Cheng-feng; Chang, Wen-chuan; Chung, Jake (30 May 2020).
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Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement
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became illegal, although private settlements still occurred.
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power in the community. Adultery may have consequences under
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Most countries that criminalize adultery are those where the
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Wu, Hsin-yun; Hsiao, Po-wen; Hsu, Elizabeth (29 May 2020).
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defines (para. 99) "Extramarital sexual conduct" as being:
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Similar laws exist in some other Muslim countries, such as
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The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
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in 2016. The adultery law of the Federal Criminal Code of
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historico.tsj.gob.ve (in Spanish) Retrieved 31 March 2023
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Reasoning with God: Reclaiming Shari'ah in the Modern Age
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clause and on human rights treaties including CEDAW; and
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for criminal justice, the punishment for adultery may be
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The doctrine and law of marriage, adultery, and divorce
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Adultery is no longer a crime in any European country.
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Georgia (Official Code of Georgia Annotated, § 16–6–8)
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in 1975, abolishing adultery as a ground for divorce.
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Adultery, an Ancient Crime That Remains on Many Books
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There is a history of adultery laws being abused. In
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Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers, Plenary.
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Illinois (Illinois Compiled Statutes, § 720-5/11-40)
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repealed its adultery law in 2003. When passing the
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Consent as the basis of sexual offenses legislation
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Homophobia
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LGBT rights
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Civil union
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Adoption
Intersex
Transgender
Age of consent
Marriageable age
Pedophile advocacy
Deviant sexual intercourse
Miscegenation
Norms
Public morality
Antisexualism
Ethics
Objectification
Pornography
Laws
Prostitution law
Red-light district
Reproductive rights

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