Ages of Consent in Europe - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sexual activity with children younger than 14 is illegal under Article 207, which prohibits sexual acts with a "child", and a "child" is defined in Article 2(8) as a person under 14. However, Article 209 mentions a "juvenile" who is defined in Article 2(9) as a person under 18, although it is not clear if this article refers only to sexual acts performed in view of a minor under 18 or if it can be used also to punish sexual acts performed with the minor. (see below).

Article 207

Sexual Intercourse with a Child

(1) Whoever performs sexual intercourse or equivalent sexual act on a child, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between one and eight years.

Article 2

Meaning of Terms as Used in This Code

(8) A child, as referred to in this Code, is a person who has not reached fourteen years of age.

Article 209

Satisfying Lust in the Presence of a Child or Juvenile

Whoever, in the presence of a child or juvenile, performs acts aimed at satisfying his own lust or the lust of a third person, or whoever induces a child to submit to such acts in his presence or in the presence of a third person, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between three months and three years.

Article 205(2) prohibits sexual intercourse with a juvenile (defined as a person under 18) by "abuse of position".