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Top European court backs woman whose husband got a divorce because she stopped having sex with him

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The European Court of Human Rights says a woman who refuses to have sex with her husband should not be considered "at fault" by courts in the event of divorce.

The 69-year-old French woman's husband obtained a divorce on the grounds that she stopped having sex with him.

The Strasbourg -based court said France violated article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights , relating to the right to respect for private and family life.

The mother of four , who wished to remain anonymous, hailed the ruling.