Abstract Over the past few decades, the definition of rape has been the focus of widespread attention in international law. However, the circumstance of age-related incapacity in its definition has been left unexplored. While no definition of an age of sexual consent is found in international criminal law, though suggestions have been made in international criminal jurisprudence, other international legal frameworks have included clear and well-defined thresholds in their definitions, i.e. recruitment, trafficking, sale, prostitution, and pornography. This article argues that the vagueness of an undefined threshold in the rape definition, and the existing inconsistencies when compared with the other frameworks, are at odds with the evolving trends in international law on the treatment of consent and child victims. This leaves child rape victims at a comparative disadvantage, especially adolescent girls, who pervasively experience the consequences and harms derived from this vagueness and inconsistency.

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国际法中与年龄相关的无能力阈值的不一致：处于不利地位的儿童强奸受害者

摘要 几十年来，强奸的定义一直是国际法中广泛关注的焦点。然而，其定义中与年龄相关的无行为能力的情况尚未得到探索。虽然国际刑法中没有关于性同意年龄的定义，但国际刑法学中提出了建议，但其他国际法律框架在其定义中包含了明确和明确定义的阈值，即招募、贩运、买卖、卖淫和色情。本文认为，强奸定义中未定义阈值的模糊性，以及与其他框架相比存在的不一致之处，与国际法关于同意和儿童受害者待遇的发展趋势不一致。