Criminal responsibility for sexual intercourse with the person under the age of 16 according to criminal legislation of foreign countries and Ukraine Cover Image

Уголовная ответственность за половое сношение с лицом, не достигшим шестнадцатилетнего возраста по законодательству зарубежных стран и Украины
Criminal responsibility for sexual intercourse with the person under the age of 16 according to criminal legislation of foreign countries and Ukraine

Author(s): Olga Smagliuk
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Academia “Stefan cel Mare” a MAI al Republicii Moldova
Keywords: criminal responsibility; sexual freedom; sexual immunity; sexual intercourse; juveniles;

Summary/Abstract: This article is concerning the comparison of Ukrainian and foreign legislation provisions in the field of responsibility for sexual intercourse with the person under the age of 16. An analysis of criminal legislation of China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, Japan, Poland, Sweden as well as former Soviet republics (Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) has been made. It has been found out that responsibility for sexual intercourse with the person under the age of 16 is stipulated by criminal codes of majority of foreign countries. Conclusions on necessity of improvement of Criminal Code of Ukraine based on the made analysis have been drawn.

  • Issue Year: 2/2020
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 194-204
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English, Russian