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Resources

ECPAT International, Eurochild, Terre Des Hommes Netherlands on behalf of the Down To Zero Alliance
Behind the Screens: Early Findings from the VOICE Research

Year: 2023

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ECLAG
Fact-check: Top 9 claims made on the Regulation to fight Child Sexual Abuse

Year: 2023

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ECLAG
Open Letter to the LIBE Committee Rapporteur on the proposed EU regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse

Year: 2023

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ECPAT
Open Letter: European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Year: 2022

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ECPAT International
ECPAT Submission: Public consultation on EU Directive 2011/93/EU on combatting sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children

Year: 2022

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Stories

News from Malta

Indicators

Age of Consent

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Age of sexual consent is 16 years.The national legislation does not provide for a close-in-age exception.

Analysis of country legislation on age of sexual consent, 2024

Extraterritoriality & Extradition

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Active extraterritoriality is provided for all SEC-related offences under the Malian Penal Code committed by Malian citizens abroad under Article 22 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Double criminality is not required for those SEC-related offenses qualified as crimes, that is punished with at least 5 years of imprisonment under the Malian Penal Code.
With regards to trafficking offenses, active (including accomplices and perpetrators) and passive (if the offender is arrested or extradited to Mali) extraterritoriality are provided under Articles 16 and 17 of the Law on Trafficking in Persons, and double criminality is not required.

It is unclear whether all SEC related offences are considered extraditable, since there is no specification on minimum gravity. Double criminality seems to be required for extradition under Article 244 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which states that after an extradition request the Indictment Chamber shall verify whether or not the offence being prosecuted is punishable in Mali.

SEC offences are referred to as extraditable under the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) framework within the EU without requiring double criminality if the act is punishable by a maximum period of at least three years of imprisonment in the requesting State.

Maltese Criminal Code, Extradition Act, 2012, 1982 (status as of 2010)

CSAM Definition

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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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