Ages of consent around the world

[Nightrose]

http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm << LOOK There for all the countries

Argentina - 15
Bahamas - 16
Canada - 14 (depends what provice (sp) your in)
Colombia - male 14, female 12
India - 18
Indonesia - male 19, female 16
Hungary - 14
Peru - male 14, female 12
Tunisia - 20
UK - 16
US - federal age 16

[Uwe]

12. ;l
Thats rediculis [sp ]

[kasi]

Canada - 14 (depends what provice (sp) your in)

lol personally i think 14 is too young, & its 14 in most provinces i think.

[Nightrose]

i got Told by my mate whos from the same place as u nova scotia who has a cousin in Ont in London that its 16 there :S so confusing

maybe just 16 in london

yeah i agree that 14 is a little to young

[JonJon]

Is consent marriage?

[Nightrose]

consent is for love making well sex

heres some footnotes to some of the countries above

Queensland has a 'sodomy law' meaning the legal age of consent for intercourse is 18 and intercourse is 16.
In Brazil, authorities may not choose to prosecute if the younger partner is aged 14 to 17 and does not lodge a complaint.
In Canada, consensual activity with those over 12 may not be an offence if the accused is under 16 and less than two years older than the complainant. The exception is intercourse, to which unmarried persons under 18 cannot legally consent according to national law, although provincial laws may vary.
In Finland, sex with someone under 16 is not deemed sexual abuse of a child if "there is no great difference in the ages or the mental and physical maturity of the persons involved."
In Germany, sexual intercourse is legal from the age of 14 provided the older partner is aged under 18 and provided they are not "exploiting a coercive situation" or offering compensation. In addition, sex between one partner aged 14-15 and another aged under 21 is legal unless the older partner "exploits the victim's lack of capacity for sexual self-determination".
The age of sexual consent in Japan is 13 years of age, although prefecture law usually overrides federal law raising the age up to 18.
In Mexico the federal law varies according to the age gap between partners and is often overruled by regional laws.
In Portugal it is illegal to perform intercourse with a minor between 14 and 16 years old "by taking advantage of their inexperience".
In some U.S. states a lower age applies when the age gap between partners is small, or when the older partner is below a certain age (usually 18 or 21).

[JonJon]

Go Peru and Columbia then.

Bit irresponsible though.

[Nightrose]

yerrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Ostinato]

It's quite shocking some of the ages which countries class as consented. Your supposed to be having sexual intercourse when you are both physically and mentally ready to do so, and I don't think you are either at the age of 12 years old.

However, the laws don't actually have much rellevance on the majority of people's actions anyway, as a large group of people just do it before they are legally allowed to do so.

[:dallsgreen]

Canada - 14 (depends what provice (sp) your in)

wow, I never knew the age was so low in Canada, pretty surprising.