introduction

• The limits to what a person can consent to reflect the relationship of law to society and law to morality.
• Consent is a narea of the law that tends to lag behind the views of society and often reacts to a particular situation in a way that is unpredictable.
• The unpredictability of the application of consent in the law makes criminal law seem unjust, in that an individual who regulates their life in accordance with the law may suddenly find themselves guilty of a criminal act. ​