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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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two for rape, two for felony sexual assault, and one for attempted rape, although the two rape charges were later withdrawn.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...

it comes to traditional laws of armed conflict, these laws often contradict and stand in direct violation of international law. Today, for example, women...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

this kind of rape were available in the early 1980s, but nothing was available during the previous years. Most of the literature regarding rape and sexual...

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

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...

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

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

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...

The Indian Medical Association lobbied for laws including declaring hospitals as safe zones. "Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

crimes. Studies regarding unacknowledged rape also call into question whether or not the current line of communication between victim and law enforcement...