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Cordonia is a country in western Europe. Cordonia has different minimum legal ages for various legal activities codified in national statue, royal decrees and court rulings.
Background
Before the formation of Cordonia there were several former sovereign kingdoms which merged to become the modern day Cordonia. These kingdoms set their own laws; to compromise with each kingdom, it was ratified in 1798 upon Cordonia's formation that each former kingdom, called duchies, would continue to set their own laws but share a common monarch and system of nobility. This has gradually changed to be in align with each other during the constitutional reforms proposed by King Dirk II and ratified by the Parliament of Cordonia. The national minimum age of majority was set at 21 years of age to match neighboring countries in Europe. In 1970 during the international period of enfranchisement of 18-20 year olds, parliament passed the Ages of Capacity Act, lowering the age of majority to 18. The Act only deals with the age of majority (which is defined as when a person ceases to be a child (minor) and becomes an adult), the national age of candidacy and the voting age. It did not regulate other ages, such as the age to ascend the throne (which is regulated under the constitution), the age to inherit royal and noble titles (regulated by the monarch), tobacco and cannabis smoking ages, drinking age, age of candidacy (for duchy-level political offices; federal office is regulated under the Ages of Capacity Act), marriageable age and other age-related topics.
Since 1970, there has been efforts to nationalize all minimum legal ages for uniformity as Cordonia is technically a unitary state as its duchies are do not hold shared sovereignty with its national government (as opposed to a federation or confederation). In 2007, the Adolescent Tobacco Prevention Act of 2007 was passed to require duchies to set a minimum smoking age to 18. In 2011, the Marriageable Age Act of 2011 was passed to require duchies to set their general age of marriage to at least 18 and their minimum marriageable age with parental consent to 16.
In 2022, parliament passed the Uniform Age Act of 2022 which uniformed all minimum ages throughout Cordonia and give the power to regulate it to parliament. It received royal assent on 28 August 2022 and went into on 1 January 2023.
List
| Duchy | Age of Majority | Age of Candidacy | Age of Consent | Drinking Age | Smoking Age | Age of Criminal Responsibility | Marriageable Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Government | 20 (for monarch)[note 3] |
20 (>10% ABV) [note 5] |
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| Castelsarreillan | |||||||
| Cordonian C. D. | |||||||
| Domvallier | |||||||
| Krona | |||||||
| Lythikos | |||||||
| Portavira | |||||||
| Ramsford | |||||||
| Valtoria | |||||||
| Vescovi |
See also
- Legality of abortion in Cordonia
- Legality of cannabis in Cordonia
- Legality of prostitution in Cordonia
- Legality of euthanasia in Cordonia
- Government of Cordonia
- Monarchy of Cordonia
Notes
- ↑ The age of majority is the age at which a person ceases to be a child (minor) and becomes an adult under the law. They cease to be a ward of their parent(s) or guardian(s) and are full citizens. The voting age, the age to sign contracts, the age to establish residence, and the age to enlist in the armed forces are regulated under the age of majority in Cordonia. The age of majority was unified under the Uniform Laws Act of 1961. Before 1961, the age of majority in all duchies were 21 with the exception of Lythikos (16), Vescovi (18) and Valtoria (19). The national age of majority was 21 from 1961 until 1970, in which it was lowered to 18.
- ↑ Before passage of the Uniform Age Act of 2022, the age of candidacy was as following: 25 for premier in Castelsarreillan and Ramsford; 21 for premier in Portavira; 21 for all government positions in Domvallier, Ramsford and Vescovi; 20 for all government positions in Castelsarreillan, Krona and Valtoria; 18 for all government positions in Lythikos and Cordonian C. D..
- ↑ The age at which an heir apparent or presumptive may ascend the throne is regulated by the Constitution of Cordonia.
- ↑ The age of consent in Cordonia is 16. Before the passage of the Uniform Age Act of 2022, the age of consent on the national level was 16 e.g., if a 19-year-old crossed a duchy boundary to have sex with a 17-year-old, it was not a crime under national law. However, it could still have been a crime under the jurisdiction of where the sexual act takes place. It is illegal in Cordonia to transmit any sexual material over the internet to and from persons under 18 even if the age of consent in that jurisdiction is lower. It is illegal for persons under 20 to participate in sex work including prostitution, stripping, adult films or to work in a sexually-oriented business in Cordonia. Prior to 2022, the age of consents in Cordonia were as following: 18 in Castelsarreillan, Cordonian C. D., Krona, Portavira (except for when in a position of trust in which it raised to 20) and Ramsford; 16 in Domvallier, Lythikos, Valtoria (except for when in a position of trust in which it raised to 18) and Vescovi.
- ↑ Before the passage of the Uniform Age Act of 2022, the drinking age was as following: 18 (for beer and wine) and 20 (fpr liquor) in Castelsarreillan; 18 in Cordonian C. D.; 20 in Domvallier; 18 in Krona; 14 (1.2%–5% ABV), 16 (1.2%–15% ABV) and 18 (>15% ABV) in Lythikos; 16 (for beer and wine) and 18 (for liquor) in Portavira; 21 in Ramsford; 18 (for beer and wine) and 20 (for liquor) in Valtoria; 14 (<10% ABV if accompanied), 16 (<10% ABV) and 18 (>10% ABV) in Vescovi.
- ↑ Duchies could not set their tobacco smoking age below 18 under the Adolescent Tobacco Prevention Act of 2007 before 2022. Under the Uniform Age Act of 2022, all duchies have a smoking age of 18. The cannabis smoking age is 20 nationwide; see Legality of cannabis in Cordonia. Before 2022, the smoking age was 18 in all duchies except Cordonian C. D. (banned), Krona (20), Portavira (20) and Ramsford (21).
- ↑ The national government and duchies cannot hold any person under 18 fully responsible for crimes under the Royal High Court of Cordonia ruling Schmidt v. the King. Parliament raised the age of criminal responsibility to 20 with the passing of the Uniform Age Act of 2022. Before 2022, each duchy had their own age of criminal responsibility for when someone was able to be criminally charged: Castelsarreillan (20), Cordonian C. D. (18), Domvallier (21), Krona (20), Lythikos (18), Portavira (20), Ramsford (18), Valtoria (20) and Vescovi (21).
- ↑ Before the Uniform Age Act of 2022, there was no national marriage age; parliament only prevented duchies from setting their minimum marriage age to 16. It is now 18 across Cordonia. Before 2020, the marriageable age was as following: Castelsarreillan (20 generally, 18 with partner 18-19 and parental consent); Cordonian C. D. (18); Domvallier (18); Krona (20); Lythikos (18 generally, 16 with partner under 20 and parental consent); Portavira (20); Ramsford (21 generally, with partner under 21 and parental consent); Valtoria (18) and Vescovi (18 generally, 16 with partner under 21 and with parental consent).