Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 12. Jahrgang Heft 1 / 2022
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BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, WIEN (IBAN AT04 1100 0006 2280 0100, BIC BKAUATWW), DEUTSCHE BANK MÜNCHEN (IBAN DE16 7007 0024 0238 8270 00, BIC DEUTDEDBMUC)
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Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 12. Jahrgang Heft 1 / 2022
ISSN 2221-8890
Print Edition ISSN 2224-4905 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-9222-0 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-9223-7 Online Edition
doi:10.1553/BRGOE2022-1
Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 1/2022 2022, 156 Seiten, 29,7x21cm, broschiert, deutsch
Stephanie Rieder-Zagkla
S. 96 - 118 doi:10.1553/BRGOE2022-1s96 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/BRGOE2022-1s96
Abstract: According to the Austrian Civil Code (the ‘Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch’) of 1811, sexual intercourse was amarital duty for both spouses. Many divorce proceedings dating between 1783 and 1938 deal with this aspect. This articleexplores how and by whom the marital obligation to have sexual intercourse was addressed in court. Although itwas often men who dealt with this issue – judges, lawyers, husbands or male experts such as priests or doctors –, thepaper argues that wives too referred to their husbandsʹ refusal of marital sexual intercourse as a reason for divorce. Inaddition, many of the divorce proceedings afford us an insight into a variety of reasons for its refusal. The article alsoaims to demonstrate that the refusal of sexual intercourse did not necessarily mean a refusal to procreate. Furthermore,it addresses the issue of sexual violence in marriage. Although marital sexual violence did not become punishable asrape in Austria until 1989, it was addressed in court by some wives during the period in question. Keywords: divorce proceedings;gender history;history of sexuality;law;marital duty;marital sexual violence Published Online: 2022/03/28 13:20:52 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x003d51d7 Rights: .
Kinga BELIZNAI BÓDI, Budapest
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
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