ghostrider
Joined: 27 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:06 pm Post subject: Spousal Rape Case Before Supreme Court |
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The country�s law states in Article No. 297 that a rape charge is applied when a person has sex with a �woman� by using violence or threats.
In Korea, once a woman is married, she is typically considered part of a family, which then in a way makes her no longer considered a woman.
The argument before the Supreme Court is whether a wife should be included in the category of woman.
The side advocating for women�s human rights protection is saying that it is beyond discussion. �There is no such language in the country�s criminal law that says wives are excluded from the category of woman,� senior prosecutor Lee Kun-ree from the Supreme Prosecutors� Office said.
But Shin Yong-suk, the attorney for the husband, said, �Biologically, humans are included in the category of animals, but we don�t literally say humans are animals. In family relationships, a father does not see his wife or daughters as women.� |
http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2970439
So women in one's family are more like pet dogs or cats and thus shouldn't be considered women under the law? That's the actual argument the defense is making? |
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