The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a groundbreaking ruling in favor of a French woman Thursday, declaring a spouse's refusal to have sex cannot be used as grounds for fault in divorce, concluding a nearly decade-long legal battle.
The unanimous decision found that French courts had violated the 69-year-old plaintiff, identified as Ms. H.W.'s right to private and family life by blaming her for the marital breakdown due to her refusal to have sex with her husband.
