Global Progress Towards Ending the Sexual Exploitation of Children
A global problem requires truly global solutions to address the sexual exploitation of children.
Indicators
Age of Consent
No
The age of sexual consent is 13 years for heterosexual intercourse and 18 for homosexual intercourse, for both girls and boys. The national legislation does not provide for a close-in-age exemption.
Analysis of country legislation on age of sexual consent, 2024
Extraterritoriality & Extradition
No
The Chadian Criminal Code provides for the application of active personality jurisdiction for offences committed outside the territory by nationals and residents provided that the facts are punishable by Chadian law and the law of the place of their commission (double criminality). The Chadian Criminal Code does not provide for the application of passive extraterritorial jurisdiction for offences committed outside the territory against its nationals and residents and does not establish universal jurisdiction. Quasi universal jurisdiction is provided over certain crimes such as human trafficking or cybercrime, but it is conditioned to the perpetrator being found in Chad and not extradited (Article 10 of the Criminal Code). Similarly, Chadian courts have jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, crimes against the security of the State, forgery of State’s seal or national currency, if the perpetrator is found in Chadian territory. SEC related offences are not included in these provisions.
Chadian nationals cannot be extradited and extradition is only allowed if the offence has been committed either on the territory of the requesting State; or outside its territory by a national of that State; or outside its territory by a foreign individual to that State, when the offense can be prosecuted under Chadian law. Extraditions are subject to the principle of double criminality and the principle of severity of the punishment, and there are no specific provisions on the extradition of SEC related offences in the national legislation.
Criminal Code,
Code of Criminal Procedure,
Constitution, 2017 ,2017 (status as of 2019) ,2018
CSAM Definition
Not Yet Assessed
Background Check Required
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National Commitments
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Child Advocacy Centers
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SEC Police Unit
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Protection Standards Travel and Tourism
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Public SEC Case Data
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Age of Consent Law is Appropriate
The age of sexual consent for both males and females is 18 and a close in age exemption (up to 3 years) is provided for consensual sexual relationships between adolescents.
The age of sexual consent is the legally defined age at which a person is considered mature enough to agree to sexual activity. The age of sexual consent varies across jurisdictions around the world and there is no international legal instrument establishing it, however various forms of advocacy have encouraged States to establish a minimum age under which engaging in sexual contact is considered a criminal offence. This is intended to prevent sexual contact with children and to prevent argument that the child consented as a defence.
Often national provisions related to the age of sexual consent include an exception, known as a close-in-age exemption, making consensual sexual activities between young people lawful if the partners are of similar ages and the age difference is not higher than a certain number of years.
To ensure that cases of child sexual exploitation do not go unpunished, ECPAT advocates for the age of sexual consent to be set at 18 for both males and females with a close-in-age exemption of 2-3 years provided in order to ensure young people are not penalised for consensual sexual acts with peers. The age from which the exemption applies should be established by States but may begin for young people somewhere between 12 and 16 years of age.
Yes The national legislation explicitly indicates that the age of sexual consent unequivocally is 18 for both males and females, with a close-in-age exemption for sexual acts between peers (of up to 3 years) is provided by law.