North America - Ages of Consent in North America, North American Hunting Technologies, Conservatism in North America (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Ages of consent in North America, North American hunting technologies, Conservatism in North America, North American broadcast television frequencies, North American cable television frequencies, Outline of North America, Languages of North America, List of the largest urban agglomerations in North America, Gonave Microplate, Flags of North America, Atlantic coastal plain, Federation of Kerala Associations in North America, List of North American countries by GDP per capita, Human rights in North America. Excerpt: The ages of consent in North America for sexual activity vary by jurisdiction. The age of consent in Canada is 16 and all US states set their limits between 16 and 18. The ages of consent in the countries of Central America range from 15 to 18. The age of consent in Mexico is complex. Typically, Mexican states have a "primary" age of consent (which may be as low as 12), and sexual conduct with persons below that age is always illegal. Sexual relations between adults and teenagers are left in a legal gray area: laws against adults "corrupting" minors may be used sometimes to punish such sexual encounters, as well as laws against engaging in sexual relations with "chaste and honest" teenage girls by means of "seduction." These laws are situational and are subject to interpretation. The below is a list of all jurisdictions in North America as listed in List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America. The age of consent is the age at or above which a person is considered to have the legal capacity to consent to sexual activity. Both partners must be of legal age to give consent, although exceptions may exist when both partners are within a certain number of years in age. Persons below the age of consent may not, by law, give consent, and sexual relations involving such persons may be punish...