Sexual consent plays an important role in laws regarding rape, sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence. In a court of law, whether or not the...

minors from sexual predators. Depending on the jurisdiction, the legal age of consent is between 16 and 18. In some places, civil and criminal laws within...

Sexual consent is consent to engage in sexual activity. In many jurisdictions, sexual activity without consent is considered rape or other sexual assault...

of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts. Consequently, an adult who engages in sexual activity...

of consent reform is an effort to change age of consent laws. Proposed reforms typically include raising, lowering, or abolishing the age of consent, applying...

valid consent. Definitions of rape vary, but they generally require some degree of sexual penetration without consent. The term "consent" varies by law as...

participant in a sexual act is under 18 but above the age of consent then sexual acts with another person who is at or over the age of consent may still...

In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is nonforcible sexual activity in which one of the individuals is below the age of consent (the age required...

specific definitions as used in such fields as the law, medicine, research, and sexual consent. Consent as understood in specific contexts may differ...

norms. Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual contact between two or more adults or two or more minors, and, depending on laws with regard to age of consent, sexual...