(De)Criminalizing Adolescent Sex: A Rights-Based Assessment of Age of Consent Laws in Eastern and Southern Africa
Age of consent criminal laws imposed on African states during colonialism were inherently patriarchal and gender-stereotypic, and continue to influence country approaches toward adolescent consensual sexual conduct. There are two major policy positions: a punitive and a nonpunitive approach. Most co...
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| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-10-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018806036 |