Editing Human sexual activity (section)

===Minimum age of sexual activity (age of consent)===
{{Main|Age of consent}}
The laws of each jurisdiction set the minimum age at which a young person is allowed to engage in sexual activity.<ref name="waites">{{cite book|last=Waites| first = Matthew|title=The Age of Consent: Young People, Sexuality and Citizenship|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2005|isbn= 978-1-4039-2173-4}}</ref> This [[age of consent]] is typically between 14 and 18 years, but laws vary. In many jurisdictions, age of consent is a person's mental or functional age.<ref name="kopple-wolf1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kopple-wolf.com/lawyer-attorney-1139001.html |title=Kopple-Wolf.com |publisher=Kopple-Wolf.com |access-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605002946/http://www.kopple-wolf.com/lawyer-attorney-1139001.html |archive-date=5 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="supremecourt1999">{{cite web |url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1999/apr99/126545.htm |title=People vs Floers: 126545: April 21, 1999: J. Gonzaga-Reyes: En Banc |date=21 April 1999 |publisher=Supreme Court of the Philippines |access-date=25 December 2014 |quote=WHEREFORE, the judgment of the ''court a quo''convicting Lorenzo Andaya of the crime of rape is hereby AFFIRMED... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308193520/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1999/apr99/126545.htm |archive-date=8 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="lawphil1">{{cite web|url=http://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1999/apr1999/gr_126545_1999.html |title=G.R. No. 126545 |publisher=Lawphil.net |access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> As a result, those above the set age of consent may still be considered unable to legally consent due to mental immaturity.<ref name="kopple-wolf1"/><ref name="supremecourt1999"/><ref name="lawphil1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawskills.com/case/ga/id/412/60/index.html |title=348 SE2d 486 (Affirmed) |website=Lawskills.com |date=15 July 1986 |access-date=25 December 2014 |quote=The defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated sodomy (OCGA 16-6-2 (a)) on a five-year-old child victim. |archive-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917150250/http://www.lawskills.com/case/ga/id/412/60/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/aug1998/gr_126921_1998.html |title=G.R. No. 126921 |publisher=Lawphil.net |access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> Many jurisdictions regard any sexual activity by an adult involving a child as [[child sexual abuse]].

Age of consent may vary by the type of sexual act, the sex of the actors, or other restrictions such as abuse of a [[position of trust]]. Some jurisdictions also make allowances for young people engaged in sexual acts with each other.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-s-age-of-consent-raised-by-2-years-1.754941|title=Canada's age of consent raised by 2 years|publisher=CBC News|date=1 May 2008|access-date=22 March 2009}}</ref>