Zahra Abbasi

MA,Jurisprudence and Islamic law, Tehran University, Tehran.

[ 1 ] - The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Children: some of Islamic Views

The age of criminal responsibility of children in the Islamic Penalties Act has been determined as religious Bulugh (puberty) Nasab. According to this, criminal authorities hold girls criminally liable and punishable at 9 complete lunar years and boys at 15 complete lunar years. Unfortunately, our legislator has set criminal responsibility of children based on sexual maturity; therefore, thousa...

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