A critical legal analysis on the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the new Islamic Punishment Act of Iran

• Main Authors: Mousavi, Shohreh, Mohd Yusoff, Jal Zabdi, Dusuki, Farah Nini, Rastegari, Behnam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UUM College of Law, Government and International Studies 2014
• Subjects: HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare; K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/16022/1/2014_3.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/16022/; http://www.uumjls.com/UUM_Journal_of_Legal_Studies.html
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

The provision for a minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) is stated in a number of international children’s rights instruments.The preamble of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) states that a child, by reason of his physical, mental and emotional immaturity i...