How could an international commission of legal experts recommend revisiting the age of consent? Children cannot consent to sexual conduct with adults Recently, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a report advocating for significant revisions to criminal law, such as decriminalizing prostitution, intentional transmission of HIV, and purchasing and possessing drugs for personal use. Most notably, the report also calls to re-examine laws relating to consensual sexual conduct involving children under the age of majority and people with disabilities who ordinarily cannot “consent.” The report states in part: “Consensual sexual conduct…may not be criminalized in any circumstances… Moreover, sexual...