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Controversial Afghan marital law under attack (AP via Yahoo! News)

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A controversial law that critics say legalizes marital rape is unconstitutional and leads toward the "Talibanization" of Afghanistan's legal system, according to a petition signed by dozens of Afghan ministers, lawmakers and officials.

Full post as published by Yahoo Law News on April 08, 2009 (boomark / email).

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