Tuesday, December 20, 2005

[France] Lawmakers stiffen domestic violence sentences / Expatica, 15 Dec 2005

http://digbig.com/4fsbn
"French lawmakers on Thursday voted to raise the age of marital consent for women, as part of a raft of legislation aimed at fighting forced marriages, violence against women and sex tourism.
Women will now have to be 18, instead of 15, in order to marry, while the law will give prosecutors the power to prevent a marriage from going ahead if there is a doubt about the consent of either party."