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The laws against rape in China have been criticized by some, including Guo Jianmei, who noted that weaknesses in the legal system make it possible for certain rapists to escape justice; furthermore, legal loopholes previously allowed child rapists to escape with light sentences.
- Laws regarding rape
Rape is currently defined, in section 1 of that act, as...
- Laws regarding rape
In November 2014, the State Council proposed China's first domestic violence law. The law was passed by Parliament in July 2015, and took effect on March 1, 2016. The law reaffirms the advancements made in previous laws and offers a few novel provisions:
In Chinese criminal law, rape constitutes a forced sexual act with a woman by violence, coercion and or any other means, as well as against her will. Notably, there is no explicit definition in Chinese criminal law in relation to specific standards of justice about what constitutes rape (Zhang, 1999; Wang, 2005). In other words, the law does ...
PERSPECTIVE. Harold Tanner. The offense of rape lends itself to examination of the relationship between law, politics and sexual morality. The task of defining what sort of behaviour, directed against what sort of woman, constitutes rape involves the law directly in issues of sexual morality.
Apr 1, 2023 · China’s Criminal Law defines rape to include circumstances where a perpetrator “by violence, coercion, or any other means rapes a woman.” We critically investigate whether and how this provision is applicable to the use of deception to obtain sexual intercourse, and make three contributions.
Sep 23, 2015 · The definition of rape is very narrow in China—only referring to a male having non-consensual sexual intercourse with a female by violence, coercion or any other means, which essentially protects women's right to sexual consent. The Penal Code puts the minimum age of sexual consent at 14 years.
