PASCAL CUSSIGH: (Through interpreter) Under current French law for rape, you must prove there was violence, surprise threat or constraint. Pascal Cussigh is a lawyer with children's rights group Coup de Pouce Pour l’Enfance. The girl agreed to go on a walk with the man, the court said, so what followed was not rape.
#AGE OF CONSENT IN FRANCE TRIAL#
In September, a man on trial for leading an 11-year-old into a public park and having sex with her was acquitted. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.ĮLEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Frederic Pommier, a commentator on France Inter Public Radio, is talking about recent court cases that have provoked widespread anger in the French media and public. And court cases involving older men preying on minors have prompted a demand for a clear legal framework. They include Sudan and Libya in Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Maldives, Pakistan, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.Some people in France say it's time to set a minimum age for sexual consent. These countries have a predominant Islam population. There are 13 nations which do not have a legal age of consent and people in these countries can only engage in sexual activities if they are married. Bahrain’s legal age of consent is the highest in the world.Ĭountries Where Sexual Relations Are Illegal Between Unmarried People The second one is South Korea where the age of consent is 20 years, and lastly, there is Bahrain where sexual relations are forbidden for persons aged less than 21 years. The first is Niue, an Oceanian country, where sexual activities can only be legal if the partners are 19 years or older. Only three countries fall within this bracket. 40 other countries, among them Kenya, Iraq, Nicaragua, Vatican City, Vietnam, Argentina, Rwanda, India, and Guatemala, outlaw sexual activities with partners who are below 18 years. In Cyprus, Ireland, Mexico, and Nauru, one cannot legally agree to a sexual relationship before they attain 17 years.
Some of these countries include the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Taiwan, South Africa, Nepal, Mongolia, and Lesotho. In 76 other nations across the world the age of consent is 16 years. There are about 26 countries where the age of consent is 15 years including Greenland, Iceland, Aruba, Croatia, North Korea, and Poland. In 32 other countries including Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Eritrea, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Myanmar, Columbia, and Portugal the age consent is 14 years. Burkina Faso, Comoros Islands, Niger, and Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic also have their age of consent as 13 years. However, going by other local laws in the nation, the de facto age of consent is 16 years. The Philippines and Angola follow closely with the age of consent in both countries being 12 years.Īccording to the Japanese Penal Code, the legal age of consent in Japan is 13 years and any sexual activity with a person aged below 13 years is illegal. This consensual age is the lowest across the globe. The legal age at which a person can agree to a sexual relationship in Nigeria is 11 years. Overview of the Age of Consent in Various Countries Around the World Age of Consent: 11 to 12 years The lowest age of consent in the world while Bahrain, a country in Asia, has the Some nations, however, do not have a specified age of consent as theyįorbid sexual relations outside of marriage. Sexual activities ranges from 11 to 21 years in different countries around the The legal age at which one is deemed capable of agreeing to
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