Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)

The age of criminal responsibility of children is important because of its relevance to children life. The minimum age of criminal responsibility of children is the lowest statutory age at which children may potentially be held criminally liable for infringements of the penal law in a given country....

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Main Authors:	Shohreh Mousavi, Rohimi Shapiee, Rohaida Nordin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5316/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5316/1/v4n1-2012_3.pdf

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spelling	ukm-53162016-12-14T06:38:05Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5316/ Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English) Shohreh Mousavi, Rohimi Shapiee, Rohaida Nordin, The age of criminal responsibility of children is important because of its relevance to children life. The minimum age of criminal responsibility of children is the lowest statutory age at which children may potentially be held criminally liable for infringements of the penal law in a given country. Thus, the area of children's rights includes the issue on age of criminal responsibility of children in international instruments as international standard. This article analyses the age of criminal responsibility of children in Iranian laws as a Member State of international instruments such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as the basic sources for the children‟s rights in international law. This article analyses the legal framework for the age of criminal responsibility of children under the Iranian laws especially the Islamic Penalties Act. This article also discusses the conduct of prosecution and sentencing of children in Iran. The methodology involves gathering relevant data from the specified documents and compiling databases in order to analyse the material and arrive at a more complete understanding on the issue. The results of this analysis can be used to determine the proper age of criminal responsibility of children in Iran, specifically, and to promote protection of the rights of child offenders in Iran, generally. Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5316/1/v4n1-2012_3.pdf Shohreh Mousavi, and Rohimi Shapiee, and Rohaida Nordin, (2012) Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English). Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 4 (1). pp. 31-48. ISSN 2229-8924
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description	The age of criminal responsibility of children is important because of its relevance to children life. The minimum age of criminal responsibility of children is the lowest statutory age at which children may potentially be held criminally liable for infringements of the penal law in a given country. Thus, the area of children's rights includes the issue on age of criminal responsibility of children in international instruments as international standard. This article analyses the age of criminal responsibility of children in Iranian laws as a Member State of international instruments such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as the basic sources for the children‟s rights in international law. This article analyses the legal framework for the age of criminal responsibility of children under the Iranian laws especially the Islamic Penalties Act. This article also discusses the conduct of prosecution and sentencing of children in Iran. The methodology involves gathering relevant data from the specified documents and compiling databases in order to analyse the material and arrive at a more complete understanding on the issue. The results of this analysis can be used to determine the proper age of criminal responsibility of children in Iran, specifically, and to promote protection of the rights of child offenders in Iran, generally.
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author	Shohreh Mousavi, Rohimi Shapiee, Rohaida Nordin,
spellingShingle	Shohreh Mousavi, Rohimi Shapiee, Rohaida Nordin, Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)
author_facet	Shohreh Mousavi, Rohimi Shapiee, Rohaida Nordin,
author_sort	Shohreh Mousavi,
title	Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)
title_short	Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)
title_full	Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)
title_fullStr	Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)
title_full_unstemmed	Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)
title_sort	child offenders in iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in english)
publisher	Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat
publishDate	2012
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5316/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5316/1/v4n1-2012_3.pdf
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Child offenders in Iran: legal analysis on the age of criminal responsibility and sentencing(in English)

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