Age of consent
What does Age of consent mean in American Law?
The definition of Age of consent in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
The age at which a person may validly consent to marriage, or sexual intercourse (which would otherwise be statutory rape for her partner). The age varies widely among jurisdictions, but is never higher than the age of majority, and [is] usually lower, sometimes very much lower, e.g., twelve.
Resources
See Also
consent.
Further Reading
Amundsen, D.W., and C. J. Diers. 1969. “The Age of Menarche in Classical Greece and Rome.” Human Biology 41: 125-132.
Balsdon, J. P. V. D. 1962. Roman Women: Their History and Habits. London: The Bodley Head.
Brundage, James. 1987. Law, Sex, and Society in Christian Europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Bullough, Vern L. 1976. Sexual Variance in Society and History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Bullough, Vern L. 1981. “Age at Menarche: A Misunderstanding.” Science 213: 365-366.
Coke, Edward. 1719. The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, 11th edition. London.
Davis, Natalie. 1983. The Return of Martin Guerre. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Friedlander, L. 1913. Roman Life and Manners Under the Early Empire. London: Gough.
Furnivall, Frederick J. 1897. Child Marriages, Divorces, and Ratification in the Diocese of Chester, A.D. 1561-6. London: Early English Text Society.
Hirschfeld, Magnus. 2000. The Homosexuality of Men and Women. Trans. Michael Lombardi-Nash. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books.
Lacey, W. K. 1968. The Family in Classical Greece. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Laslett, Peter. 1984. The World We Have Lost: Further Explored. New York: Scribner.
Percy, William A. 1996. Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Posner, Richard A. and Katharine B. Silbaugh. 1996. A Guide to America’s Sex Laws. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Post, G.B. 1974. “Another Demographic Use of Inquisitions Post Mortem.” Journal of the Society of Archivists 5: 110-114.
Stubbes, Philip. 1965 [1583]. Anatomie of Abuses in Ailgna [Anglia]. Vaduz: Kraus Reprint.
Westermarck, Edward. 1922. The History of Human Marriage, 5th edition. 3 vols. New York: Allerton.
Vern L. Bullough
More Further Reading
LORDS CRUSH GAY AGE CONSENt BILL, Birmingham Evening Mail (England); April 14, 1999
Age of Consent to Sexual Activity in Canada: Background to Proposed New Legislation on “Age of Protection”, The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality; September 22, 2006; Wong, Josephine P.
Age of Consent to Sexual Activity: What Should You Know about This Topic and Why?, The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality; September 22, 2011
Should the Age of Consent Be Raised?, Herizons; April 1, 2007; Hasselriis, Kaj
The age of consent debate, The Irish Times; December 13, 2006
State must accept reality and lower the age of consent, The Irish Times; December 12, 2006
The Pros and Cons of /Lowering the Age of Consent, Daily News (Colombo, Sri Lanka); November 21, 2013
Opinion: The New Age of Consent, Women’s Feature Service; March 3, 2008; Agrawal, Anuja
Do We Really Need to Have Any Age of Consent for Sex?, The Independent (London, England); July 24, 1998; Casey, John
‘Confused’ Messages: An Emotive Debate Reignites about the UK’s Age of Consent, The Independent (London, England); November 18, 2013; Dugan, Emily
Age of Consent for Gays, NPR Morning Edition; July 28, 1998; Michael Goldfarb, Bob Edwards
Tatchell calls for age of consent to be cut to 14, The Herald; June 4, 1998; William Tinning
Age of Consent Debate Prompted by 2006 Advice ; Committee Said Lowering Age Would Bring ‘Consistency and Coherence’ to Law, The Irish Times; December 17, 2013; Kelly, Fiach
THE AGE OF CONSENT: teenagers’ views, The Irish Times; November 14, 2006
12 the new ‘age of consent’; Kids now have a say on all medical matters.(News), Daily News (South Africa); July 27, 2010
JUSt SAY NO MINISTER! Fury at Plan to Make Age of Consent 16 – and Children’s Minister Who Thinks It’s a Good Idea; Girls Say Age Limit Is Good Reason for Refusing Boys, Daily Mail (London); January 1, 2011
A PREHISTORY OF RIGHTS: THE AGE OF CONSENt DEBATE IN COLONIAL BENGAL. Feminist Studies; September 22, 2000; SARKAR, TANIKA
Proposals soon on age of consent, The Irish Times; June 1, 2012; GENEVIEVE CARBERY
Age of Consent Lowered by Stealth, Says Police Chief, Daily Mail (London); July 12, 2005
The Pros and Cons of Lowering the Age of Consent, Daily News (South Africa); November 21, 2013
Age of consent in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of age of consent.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- age of consent in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- age of consent in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Age of Consent
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Age of Consent : The age at which a girl can legally consent to sexual intercourse, or to an act that would otherwise constitute an indecent assault. This age is 16. This minimum age limit does not apply to girls married under a foreign law that is recognized in English law.
See also buggery.
aggravated assault.
See assault.
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