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Adolescent Consent Laws

Debates and reforms on adolescent consent laws, including the use of fixed minimum ages, close-in-age exemptions, and competence assessments.

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Feb 3, 2026

Adult-child sexual relationships, when consensual and informed, can be sustainable.

The claim that can be sustainable if “consensual and informed” is contradicted by a large body of clinical and population research showing developmental incapacity, legal frameworks that disallow such...

Jan 13, 2026

How have different countries operationalized 'evolving capacity' for adolescent consent in law and practice?

The principle of "evolving capacity"—recognizing that children's decision-making matures over time—has been embedded in international law but translated unevenly into national rules governing adolesce...