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Global Rape Laws

United States Law

Their is no national Law about rape in the United States, but instead 51 State wide laws. Each state has its own laws upon the subject of sexual aggression. Their isn't a national standard for rape either. But more than half of the states have the traditional sex-specific rape law, which states, a female who is younger than a certain age or who has consumed alcohol is unable to give consent. This is limited to male perpetration against females. In 2007 their was an estimated number 90,427 forcible rapes (this data is taken from the FBI).

French Law

Any act of sexual penetration, whatever its nature, committed against another person by violence, constraint, threat or surprise, is rape. Rape is punished by a maximum of fifteen years' criminal imprisonment. Rape is punished by a maximum of twenty years' criminal imprisonment in certain aggarvating factors (including victim under age of 15). Rape is punished by a maximum of thirty years' criminal imprisonment where it caused the death of the victim. Rape is punished by a maximum of imprisonment for life when it is preceded, accompanied or followed by torture or acts of barbarity.

English Law

Rape has been recently redefined by England and Wales as non-consensual penile penetration of the vagina, anus or mouth. The maximum sentence of life imprisonment was maintained under the new Act. It also altered the requirements of the defence of mistaken belief in consent so that one's belief must be now both genuine and reasonable. Under English law, it is possible for a woman to 'rape' a man, but the woman would be prosecuted for the offence of assault by penetration and not for the offence of rape. Both women and men can be prosecuted for sexual assault under section 3 of the 2003 act if they touch a person of either sex sexually without consent. A person of either sex can also be prosecuted for intentionally causing another to engage in sexual activity without consent under section 4, a crime which carries a maximum life sentence if it involves penetration of the mouth, anus or vagina.

Norwegian Law

Rape has three definitions in Norway, The first states that "obtaining sexual intercourse by means of violence or threatening behaviour," The second states "having sexual intercourse with somebody who is unconscious or unable to resist such action", or the third definition "by means of violence or threatening behaviour causes a person to have sexual intercourse with another, or to conduct similar actions with himself." If any of these occur a person guilty of rape is punishable up to 10 years in jail. (one of the least punishing countries). However, if the sexual intercourse was penetration or the person charged himself induced unconsciousness or unability to resist action to receive sexual intercourse, the prison sentence is instead increased to at least 2 years, with the statutory maximum punishment of 15 years.

Scot laws

definition of rape is different in that it can only be carried out by a male who penetrates a female’s vagina. There need not be semen execration nor does there have to be any rupture to the female’s hymen for it to be deemed rape. Penetration of a man’s anus by another man is considered sodomy, likewise; male penetration of a female anus is also considered sodomy. For it to fully be rape there must be active consent by the female. Active consent does not include a woman being passive or unable to consent by her own free will. Life imprisonment is an option of punishment for rape.

The greatest aid to preventing, reporting, and catching rapists would be to have full on national laws on rape. The US should state what constitutes to giving consent for sexual intercourse, whether consent is given in the right state of mind if a person is intoxicated with alcohol or drugs, if an unconscious person or a person with the inability to give consent is penetrated should it be considered rape, punishment for rape, what is rape i.e. oral, anal, or vaginal penetration, age limit in which consent is where a person is at the age to understand what they are giving consent to, and what pertains to the penetration that may be considered rape.

Rape Statistics Around the World
The U.S has the worlds highest rape rate than any other country. Every year more than 250,000 people are victims of sexual assault, attempted rape, and rape. Actually about every two minutes someone in the U.S is sexually assaulted, around two million sexual assault victims are men. Two of every three sexual assaults that occur are by someone the victim knows but twenty-seven of these attackers are someone the victim doesn’t know. The average age of an attacker is thirty-one years old and twenty-two of imprisoned rapists are married. Of all sexual assault victims eighty percent of them are white yet minorities are most likely to be attacked. Unfortunately only forty percent of all sexual assaults are reported to the police.

Rape Incidents
The amount of reported rapes has risen quickly over last few years. In America, somebody is sexually assaulted every two and a half minutes, with 17% of American women being a victim of rape every year. An average of 15,000 to 19,000 mentally disabled people are raped each year in America. In 2003, the Los Angeles Police Department received 1,117 reports of rape, yet only 260 suspects were arrested. This rise in rape has cost our government over $127 billion every year to prosecute abusers and care for victims. However, America isn’t the only country experiencing a rise in sexual crimes recently. Every year, 2 million children are forced into prostitution, half of which live in Asian countries. Around the world, 33% of women will be raped in their lifetime, most often by a member of her family. 60% of all married women will experience sexual violence at some time in their life. But despite our efforts and focus on the issue, America still remains the most raped country in the world.