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__NOTOC__Our site is not primarily designed for the purpose of giving legal advice, but we do have a long-term plan of compiling articles on various acts, their implications, legal precedents and common defenses. If you are an experienced defender, or otherwise have the legal expertise and time to take us in this direction, please do contact us. | |||
For readers in the United States looking for localized legal information of relevance to them, we would like to point you the way of NARSOL and their [https://resources.narsol.org/ information resources], which include a [https://statewiki.narsol.org/ wiki project]. | |||
*[[Child Pornography | ==Youth erotica== | ||
*[[ | *[[Child Pornography Laws|Laws]] - An '''international''' perspective on laws governing [[Child Pornography]]. | ||
*[[ | *[[Indecent images of children]] - In-depth study of '''British''' Laws governing "Child Porn". | ||
*[[Prohibited images of children]] - Further restrictions against images of children in '''British''' law since 2009. | |||
== | ==Sexual relationships and contacts== | ||
*[[Age of Consent]] - present in '''all jurisdictions''' (most information in external links, i.e. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent Wikipedia]). | |||
:*[[Statutory rape]] - "''Rape''" determined by law on the basis of legal statutes dictating the recognition of consent on the presumption of informedness, in all known cases based on an age limit determined on a national or state basis. May involve one or both parties either consenting, not giving consent, or refusing consent. | |||
==General== | |||
*[[Grooming]] - A modern legal definition of contact viewed as exploitive/manipulative between adults and minors in '''some jurisdictions'''. | |||
*[[Legal entrapment]] - '''International'''. | |||
*[[Sex offender registry]] - '''Many jurisdictions'''. | |||
*[[SOPO]] - A prevention order on '''British''' sex offenders. | |||
==Acts== | |||
===US=== | |||
*[[Child Online Protection Act]] - Restrictions on use (officially unconstitutional and out of effect). | |||
===UK=== | |||
*[[Sexual Offences Act (2003)]] - Amends existing legislation governing sexual offences. | *[[Sexual Offences Act (2003)]] - Amends existing legislation governing sexual offences. | ||
*[[Criminal Justice and Immigration | *[[Criminal Justice and Immigration Act]] - Amends the [[Protection of Children Act (1978)]] and the [[Sexual Offences Act (2003)]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 10 August 2025
Our site is not primarily designed for the purpose of giving legal advice, but we do have a long-term plan of compiling articles on various acts, their implications, legal precedents and common defenses. If you are an experienced defender, or otherwise have the legal expertise and time to take us in this direction, please do contact us.
For readers in the United States looking for localized legal information of relevance to them, we would like to point you the way of NARSOL and their information resources, which include a wiki project.
Youth erotica
- Laws - An international perspective on laws governing Child Pornography.
- Indecent images of children - In-depth study of British Laws governing "Child Porn".
- Prohibited images of children - Further restrictions against images of children in British law since 2009.
Sexual relationships and contacts
- Age of Consent - present in all jurisdictions (most information in external links, i.e. Wikipedia).
- Statutory rape - "Rape" determined by law on the basis of legal statutes dictating the recognition of consent on the presumption of informedness, in all known cases based on an age limit determined on a national or state basis. May involve one or both parties either consenting, not giving consent, or refusing consent.
General
- Grooming - A modern legal definition of contact viewed as exploitive/manipulative between adults and minors in some jurisdictions.
- Legal entrapment - International.
- Sex offender registry - Many jurisdictions.
- SOPO - A prevention order on British sex offenders.
Acts
US
- Child Online Protection Act - Restrictions on use (officially unconstitutional and out of effect).
UK
- Sexual Offences Act (2003) - Amends existing legislation governing sexual offences.
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act - Amends the Protection of Children Act (1978) and the Sexual Offences Act (2003).