Violenza domestica e stupro coniugale nelle leggi di Bangladesh, Egitto, Marocco e Pakistan

The concept of cultural defence highlights the different understanding on the unlawfulness of a conduct. This is the case of domestic violence and marital rape that are somehow justified under Islamic law by those who commit these crimes. Bangladesh, Egypt, Morocco and Pakistan are countries of origin of the biggest Muslim communities in Italy; it is therefore necessary to verify if and how these conducts are regulated by local laws, in order to understand how well-founded is the alleged legal-religious justification of violence against women.