Marital Rape in Denmark and Pakistan: Minorities, Culture and Law

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Marital Rape in Denmark and Pakistan : Minorities, Culture and Law. / Schultz-Knudsen, Mikele; Mehdi, Rubya.

In: NAVEIÑ REET: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research, Vol. 10, 05.04.2021, p. 145-185.

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Schultz-Knudsen, M & Mehdi, R 2021, 'Marital Rape in Denmark and Pakistan: Minorities, Culture and Law', NAVEIÑ REET: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research, vol. 10, pp. 145-185. <https://tidsskrift.dk/nnjlsr/article/download/125696/172323/264806>

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Schultz-Knudsen, M., & Mehdi, R. (2021). Marital Rape in Denmark and Pakistan: Minorities, Culture and Law. NAVEIÑ REET: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research, 10, 145-185. https://tidsskrift.dk/nnjlsr/article/download/125696/172323/264806

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Schultz-Knudsen M, Mehdi R. Marital Rape in Denmark and Pakistan: Minorities, Culture and Law. NAVEIÑ REET: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research. 2021 Apr 5;10:145-185.

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Schultz-Knudsen, Mikele ; Mehdi, Rubya. / Marital Rape in Denmark and Pakistan : Minorities, Culture and Law. In: NAVEIÑ REET: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research. 2021 ; Vol. 10. pp. 145-185.

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