Top European rights court rules woman's refusal to have sex not a fault in divorce case

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of a French woman who was granted a divorce based on her refusal to have sex with her husband, stating that this violated her right to respect for private and family life. The court condemned France for interfering with her sexual freedom and bodily autonomy, as well as reaffirming the principle that consent to marriage does not imply consent to future sexual relations. The ruling comes amid ongoing debates in France over adding the notion of consent to rape laws, following a high-profile drugging-and-rape trial involving 51 men.

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