Tag: nonconsent
“Believing that it is enough to define rape by non-consent to put an end to it is illusory”
VSThis is a mistake – and a sexist mistake! – than defining rape by non-consent. Some countries have done this because their definition of rape was previously based solely on…
Non-consent of minors: an emblematic trial delivers its verdict
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for raping an 11-year-old girl whom he deemed “consenting”. The case had led to a law. SourceAFP Become a symbol…
MEPs introduce a threshold for sexual non-consent for minors under 15
The National Assembly in Paris, April 1. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP It is a vote in the form of a plebiscite which was expressed, Thursday, April 15, at the…
Parliament passes a law setting the threshold for non-consent at 15 years
On Thursday April 15, Parliament adopted a law strengthening the protection of minors against sexual violence, notably setting a threshold for non-consent at 15 years, and 18 years in the…
soon a threshold of non-consent up to 18 years
The government wants to better punish sexual violence against minors. In addition to prohibiting "any act of penetration" on a person under 15, Eric Dupont-Moretti wants to establish a single…