Problem
Unjust customary sexual rights
Other Names:
Hereditary droit du seigneurFeudal sexual privilege
Nature:
The droit du seigneur is a legal or customary right of a feudal lord to have a sexual relations with a vassals bride on her wedding night, whatever the view of the bride or the groom.
Incidence:
Such practices tend to emerge in groups and bands, such as gangs or groups of bandits, lead by a charismatic figure who arrogates to himself rights such as those of a feudal lord.
Broader Problems:
FeudalismArrogation of rights Strategies:
Defending reproductive rights Subject(s):
Biosciences → GeneticsCommerce → Land ownership
Law → Law
Recreation → Folk traditions
Society → Sex-related questions
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST