Criminal Law
Criminal Law
Order Description
Marriage and the Modern Slavery Act?
The subject for this TMA is to consider the application of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 within marriage.
A newspaper has reported that since the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act there has been a successful prosecution of a husband for enslaving his wife. Having examined the Modern Slavery Act, do you think that the criminal prosecution of partners for slavery or servitude is justifiable?