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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1] [2]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

First Book
General Provisions

Section Three

CHAPTER ONE
Penal Responsibility and its Obstacles

Part Two
Obstacles to Penal Responsibility

First : Sensual Indisposition

3. Age

Article 70 :

Minor refers to a child between the ages of seven and thirteen years.

Article 71 :

Teenage refers to a person who has completed thirteen years of age and has not completed eighteen years of ago.

Article 72 :

Penal claim cannot be filed against a child who has not completed seven years of age.

Articlo 73 :

Determination of age takes place on the basis of citizenship document (Tazkora). The court can, in case of non-conformity of the appearance of minor with the age shown on the citizenship document, obtain the opinion of a medical mission.

First Book
General Provisions

Section Three

CHAPTER ONE
Penal Responsibility and its Obstacles

Part Two
Obstacles to Penal Responsibility

First : Sensual Indisposition

3. Age

Article 86 :

(1) If the teenage commits a crime and by the time of issuance of verdict completes the age of eighteen, he he shall be treated as teenage.