been supported by the rape laws in many legal systems throughout history. In the late 20th and early 21st century, the remaining laws of this type were increasingly...

term statutory rape in the language of statutes. In statutory rape, overt force or threat is usually not present. Statutory rape laws presume coercion...

marry-your-rapist law, marry-the-rapist law, or rape-marriage law is a rule of rape law in a jurisdiction under which a man who commits rape, sexual assault...

Perspective on Marital Rape". Jurnal Media Hukum. 20 (2): 328. Haddad, Mais (10 May 2017). "Victims of Rape and Law: How the Laws of the Arab World Protect...

assault case. In Australia, all states and mainland territories have rape shield laws that limit the admission of evidence in criminal proceedings where...

and the law Laws Laws regarding child sexual abuse Laws regarding child pornography Laws regarding rape Laws regarding incest Laws regarding prostitution...

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 alleged victim...

Rape laws vary across the United States jurisdictions. However, rape is federally defined (even though individual state definitions may differ) for statistical...

indicted on five charges: two for rape, two for felony sexual assault, and one for attempted rape, although the two rape charges were later withdrawn. On...

Still, in many countries, marital rape either remains outside the criminal law, or is illegal but widely tolerated. Laws are rarely enforced, due to factors...

This article provides an overview of marital rape laws by country. Marital rape is illegal in many countries. Throughout history until the 1970s, most...

Rape is a traumatic experience that affects the victim (survivor) in a physical, psychological, and sociological way. Even though the effects and aftermath...

categories, penalties, and interpretations of laws. Differences include the definition of "child" under the laws, which can vary with the age of sexual consent;...

Laws regarding incest (i.e. sexual activity between family members or close relatives) vary considerably between jurisdictions, and depend on the type...

Laws regarding incest in the United States vary widely between jurisdictions regarding both the definition of the offense and penalties for its commission...

offenders. A catalyst event for the new law was the La Manada rape case in Pamplona in 2016. A group of five men raped an 18-year-old woman, and at first were...

Gender-neutral laws have combated the perception that rape rarely occurs to men, and other laws have eliminated the term rape altogether. Previously, English law did...

Department of Justice. Retrieved 12 February 2024. Rape Laws regarding rape Rape shield law (shields rape victims from scrutiny) Serial rapist Major case...

Rape statistics Rape culture Child sexual abuse Causes of sexual violence Victim blaming Laws regarding child sexual abuse Laws regarding rape Rape in...

specifics of child sexual abuse laws vary, but certain features of these laws are common to all states. In Yemen, the law does not define child abuse. A...

Unacknowledged rape is defined as a sexual experience that meets the legal definition of rape, but is not labeled as rape by the victim. Instead, the victim...

varied over time. Unlawful sexual acts are called sex crimes. Some laws regarding sexual activity are intended to protect one or all participants, while...

about the rape, not wanting the offender to get in trouble, fear of prosecution (e.g. due to laws against premarital sex), and doubt in local law enforcement...

Odo of Cluny (879–942) gives an account of the young nobleman demanding to rape one of his serfs, only to have the act averted by a miracle, sending Gerald...

recognition of war rape in international law or applicable humanitarian law can not be used as a defense by a perpetrator of war rape. Laws and customs of...

acquired before the assault. Rape shield laws protect the person who was raped and who has positive test results. These laws prevent having such evidence...

laws are discussed in detail below. Most of these state laws refer to statutory rape using names other than "statutory rape" in particular. Such laws...

intended. Law enforcement and the courts have been criticized by victims and advocates for an inadequate response to rape threat, and existing laws may often...

pieces of legislation regarding sexual offences from various states and cultures that have survived to the present day are about "rape" or about various other...

consent. In recent years, several revisions to the definition of rape have been made to the law of Sweden, to include not only intercourse but also comparable...