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| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | Dec 24, 1951 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | From 1951 until 1953, Libya did not have a penal code. As such, there was technically no legal age of consent for any sexual activities. From 1953 onward, homosexuality has been explicitly illegal, so there exists no legal age of consent for homosexual sex. |
| Sources | https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/news/december-24-libyan-independence-day https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf |
Revision History (11)
edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing description and links
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 24, 1951 |
| Description | Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Libya. | From 1951 until 1953, Libya did not have a penal code. As such, there was technically no legal age of consent for any sexual activities. From 1953 onward, homosexuality has been explicitly illegal, so there exists no legal age of consent for homosexual sex. |
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| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-43822234 | https://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/news/december-24-libyan-independence-day https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf |
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| Value | Unequal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Unequal | N/A |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal therefore this is no AOC for homosexuals. | Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Libya. |
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edited by 4anahiv. Clarifying it's unequal. Homosexuality is illegal therefore this is no AOC for homosexuals.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Unequal |
| Special Status | N/A | Unequal |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal. | Homosexuality is illegal therefore this is no AOC for homosexuals. |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | Set age of consent. | Homosexuality is illegal. |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-43822234 |
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| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Description | No | Set age of consent. |
| Sources | No |
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| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | Set age of consent. but Homosexuality is still illegal | No |
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| Value | Unequal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Unequal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | Set age of consent. but Homosexuality is still illegal |