Artículo de revista
Sexual abuse Vs. Sexual freedom A legal approach to the age of sexual consent in adolescents in spanish-speaking countries
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1661-7827
Corporación Universidad de la Costa
REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
Autor
Parra Barrera, Sandra
Sánchez-Fuentes, María del Mar
FUERTES IGLESIAS, CARLOS
Boldova Pasamar, Miguel Ángel
Institución
Resumen
Child and adolescent sexual abuse (CSA) is an international public health problem. Despite the importance of CSA, there is no consensus definition, and the lack of consensus is related to difficulties in conducting prevalence studies as well as research in other areas. To establish a consensual definition, legal aspects such as the age of sexual consent and the difference in age or power between victim and aggressor as well as aspects related to sexual freedom and sexual indemnity must be considered. Therefore, the main goal of this research was to analyze the age of sexual consent in the legal systems of Spanish-speaking countries and to examine whether the Romeo and Juliet clause is established. To achieve the proposed aims, we employed the legal interpretation method, and we analyzed the current Criminal Codes of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries. From the results, it is found that the age of sexual consent varies between countries, establishing valid sexual consent between 13 and 18 years. In addition, only six countries have the Romeo and Juliet clause that protects sexual freedom in adolescents. Finally, we discussed the lack of consensus on the age of sexual consent and the limitations presented by the Romeo and Juliet clause.
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