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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Malta ratifies treaty banning sale, prostitution of
children during annual UN event UN News Centre, 28 September 2010 www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=36261&Cr=treaties&Cr1= [accessed 20 February 2011] A top United Nations official
today hailed The treaty, one of two Optional
Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, extends the
obligations of States parties to guarantee the protection of children from
sale, pornography and prostitution, through explicit prohibition of these
acts in their laws. It strengthens the protection of
the rights of child victims and consolidates international cooperation to
fight impunity for crimes against children, including the sale of children,
trafficking and sexual exploitation. ***
ARCHIVES *** Concluding Observations Of The Committee On The Rights Of
The Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2 June 2000 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/malta2000.html [accessed 1 March 2011] [47] The Committee is concerned at
the insufficient data and awareness of the phenomenon of commercial sexual
exploitation of children in the State party, and at the absence of a
comprehensive and integrated approach to preventing and combating this
phenomenon. Malta ratifies treaty banning sale, prostitution of
children during annual UN event UN News Centre, 28 September 2010 www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=36261&Cr=treaties&Cr1= [accessed 20 February 2011] A top United Nations official
today hailed The treaty, one of two Optional
Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, extends the
obligations of States parties to guarantee the protection of children from
sale, pornography and prostitution, through explicit prohibition of these
acts in their laws. It strengthens the protection of
the rights of child victims and consolidates international cooperation to fight
impunity for crimes against children, including the sale of children,
trafficking and sexual exploitation. The www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=61224 [accessed 20 February 2011] The Cabinet has approved the
ratification of six international conventions. These are: The Convention for
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between European Union Member States
of 29 May, 2000, and the relevant protocol, the protocol for the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the Sale of Children, Child
Prostitution and Child Pornography; the European Council’s Convention on
Money Laundering, and the Financing of Terrorism; The United Nations
Convention against Corruption; the Convention for the Protection of Financial
Instruments of the European Communities, and the relevant protocols; and the
European Council’s Convention for Action against Human Trafficking. Five Years After ECPAT: Fifth Report on
implementation of the Agenda for Action ECPAT International, November 2001 www.no-trafficking.org/content/web/05reading_rooms/five_years_after_stockholm.pdf [accessed 13 September 2011] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – Age of Consent Laws Subject to
Interpretation Dr. Aron Mifsud-Bonnici,
20 Aug 1998 www.ageofconsent.com/malta.htm [accessed 19 June 2011] Maltese law makes it an offence
for a person to "defile" a minor.
Consequently, the predominant view is that when a minor is involved (ie a person under the age of 18) there is a criminal
offence. This is, however, subject to interpretation. Besides, the term
"defile" must be put in context. Eg, if a
person is sexually mature (even if minor) then he/she cannot be defiled. Thus
the sexual intercourse would probably be legal. One thing to note is that if a person
involved in a sexual relationship in under the age of 12 then there is a
legal presumption that there was rape.
Nonetheless, it is safer to state that the age of consent in National Laws - Legislation of
Interpol member states on sexual offences against children Interpol, Spring 2006 www.interpol.int/Public/Children/SexualAbuse/NationalLaws/csaMalta.pdf [accessed 19 June 2011] I. AGES FOR LEGAL PURPOSES - Age of consent for a sexual
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