Marital rape which were early to criminalize marital rape include the Soviet Union (1922), Poland (1932), Czechoslovakia (1950), some other members of the Communist Bloc, Sweden (1965), and Norway (1971). Slovenia, then a republic within federal Yugoslavia, criminalized marital rape in 1977. The Israeli Supreme Court affirmed that marital rape is a crime in a 1980 decision, citing law based on the Talmud (at least 6th century). Criminalization in Australia began with the state of New South Wales in 1981, followed by all other states from 1985 to 1992. Several formerly British-ruled countries followed suit: Canada (1983), New Zealand (1985), and Ireland
Marital rape immunity in Singapore and Cultural Rights in its General Comment No. 22 (2016) clarified that Article 12 encompasses the right to sexual and reproductive health and that the fulfilment of which requires state parties to enact legal prohibitions against harmful practises and gender-based violence, including marital rape, to enable individuals to make autonomous decisions on matters regarding their sexual and reproductive health. Marital rape immunity in Singapore Marital rape generally refers to non-consensual sexual intercourse between married spouses. In Singapore, there is a partial immunity for marital rape because it is not a criminal offence except when the wife is below 13 years