108342 20230519145415.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph181910460 sideral 124919 ART-2021-124919 eng Parra-Barrera, Sandra M. (orcid)0000-0002-0056-4389 Sexual abuse vs. sexual freedom? A legal Approach to the Age of Sexual Consent in Adolescents in Spanish-Speaking Countries 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Child and adolescent sexual abuse (CSA) is an international public health problem. Despite the importance of CSA, there is no consensus definition, and the lack of consensus is related to difficulties in conducting prevalence studies as well as research in other areas. To establish a consensual definition, legal aspects such as the age of sexual consent and the difference in age or power between victim and aggressor as well as aspects related to sexual freedom and sexual indemnity must be considered. Therefore, the main goal of this research was to analyze the age of sexual consent in the legal systems of Spanish-speaking countries and to examine whether the Romeo and Juliet clause is established. To achieve the proposed aims, we employed the legal interpretation method, and we analyzed the current Criminal Codes of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries. From the results, it is found that the age of sexual consent varies between countries, establishing valid sexual consent between 13 and 18 years. In addition, only six countries have the Romeo and Juliet clause that protects sexual freedom in adolescents. Finally, we discussed the lack of consensus on the age of sexual consent and the limitations presented by the Romeo and Juliet clause. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.614 2021 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 45 / 183 = 0.246 2021 Q1 T1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 71 / 210 = 0.338 2021 Q2 T2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 100 / 279 = 0.358 2021 Q2 T2 0.814 2021 Pollution 2021 Q1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2021 Q1 4.5 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Sánchez-Fuentes, Maria del Mar Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3657-4981 Fuertes-Iglesias, Carlos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0791-2390 Boldova, Miguel Ángel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0930-5823 4010 170 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Dcho.Pe.,Filos.D.e Hª D. Área Derecho Penal 4009 680 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. 18, 19 (2021), 10460 [11 pp.] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 379309 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/108342/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2539592 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/108342/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:108342 articulos driver 2023-05-18-13:59:23 ARTICLE