Age of Consent Laws Argentina

While most European countries set the age of consent between 16 and 17, several others, including Malta and Vatican City, require young people to be at least 18 years old before having sex legally. The lowest age of consent in Europe is 14, which is true in countries like Austria, Italy, Serbia, Germany and Portugal. ARTICULO 125 – El que promoviere o facilitare la corrupción de menores de dieciocho años, aunque mediare el consentimiento de la víctima será reprimido con reclusión o prisión de tres a diez años. A person over the age of 21 may engage in sexual activity with a person who is 14 years of age or older but not yet 16 years of age, provided that the younger person`s lack of capacity for sexual self-determination is not exploited. If this is the case, the youngest person would have to file a complaint against the person over the age of 21 so that legal action could be taken. Sexual activities carried out without consent or with violence in any situation are illegal. The age of consent in Bolivia is set at 14 years[1], according to Article 308 Bis, Violación Infantes, Niña, Niño y Adolescentes, which punishes the rape (injury) of children under 14 years of age, “even without recourse to violence or intimidation and if consent is claimed” (así no haya uso de la fuerza o intimidación y se alegue consentimiento). There is a narrow three-year age exemption for young people from the age of 12. “Consensual relations between young people over the age of twelve are exempt from this sanction, provided that there is no age difference of more than three (3) years” (Quedan exentas de esta sanción las relaciones consensuadas entre adolescentes mayores de doce años, Siempre que no exista diferencia de edad mayor de tres (3) años).

[2] [3] [4] Finally, it should be noted that age of consent laws, whose purpose is to curb the sexual exploitation of minors, are not the same as minimum age of marriage laws, which aim to deter child marriages. Now let`s take a closer look at the age of consent in some countries. According to the new penal code, which entered into force in 2014, the minimum age of consent in Ecuador is 14 years, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. [Citation needed] Sex with a child under the age of 14 is legal rape (art. 171). [51] According to Article 279 of the Thai Penal Code, the age of consent in Thailand is 15 years, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. However, the follow-up legislation has added a number of additional reservations. The age of consent in Venezuela is 16, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. [69] [70] [71] Sexual acts with children are punishable under articles 375 to 379 of the Penal Code. [70] In addition, consensual sexual relations with a woman between the ages of 16 and 21 may be punished if the woman was “seduced” by the promise of marriage and was “known to be honest” (s.

379). [70] The age of consent in Italy is 14 and increases to 16 if one participant is in a position of authority or influence over the other (teacher, clergyman, etc.). In addition, it is illegal to perform sexual acts if a person under the age of 14 is present to witness them, even if that minor does not participate. Sexual activity with a prostitute under the age of 18 is illegal in Italy. In addition, there is an age-related rule in Italy that 13-year-olds can legally accept partners under three years older (or younger). The age of consent of 14 years (16 years for “non-default” girls whose parents have filed a complaint) was set in 1872 by the Penal Code of the German Reich. When Germany split into West Germany and the German Democratic Republic after World War II, each territory established slightly different consent codes. After the reunification of Germany, the age of consent remained at 14 and the Code § 182 was updated with the current guidelines. The age of consent in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) is 16.

In addition, the territories of the United Kingdom all have their own local age of consent laws. At present, however, all of these areas also set the age of consent at 16. The UK has no age-related exceptions. Two persons under the age of consent may be prosecuted for sexual activity. Thirty-one States set the age of consent at 16, eight at 17 and eleven at 18. Twenty-six states have “Romeo and Juliet” laws, or age-related laws, that legalize sexual activity between underage participants if they are close enough in old age. The maximum age differences in these laws vary from state to state. For example, in Colorado, the age of consent is 17, but those under 15 can agree with a partner under four years older, and those who are 15 or 16 years older can agree with a partner who is up to 10 years older. In comparison, Arizona law sets the age of consent at 18, but allows teens between the ages of 15 and 17 to consent to sex with partners under the age of 24 months. According to the Criminal (Amendment) Act 2013, the age of consent in India is 18 years. People under the age of 17 cannot legally consent to sexual activity, which could lead to prosecution for legal rape. In 1892, the age of consent was 10 years, but it gradually increased to 18 years over time.

There is an argument for lowering the age of consent to 16, as many cases of sexual assault reported to police involve individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 who have consensual sex but are reported by disapproving parents. Although the legal age of sexual consent is 16, it is not effectively enforced. [Citation needed] The Marriage Act sets the age of consent at 15 for girls and 17 for boys, provided that the parents of the parties agree to the marriage.