Ethiopia

The Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

PART I

GENERAL PART

BOOK I

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

TITLE III

CONDITIONS OF LIABILITY TO PUNISHMENT IN RESPECT OF

CRIMES

CHAPTER I

CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

Section II.- Infants and Juvenile Delinquents

Article 52.- Infancy:, Exoneration from Criminal Provisions.

Infants who have not attained the age of nine years shall not be deemed to be criminally responsible. The provisions of this Code Shall not apply to them.
Where a crime is committed by an infant, appropriate steps may be taken by the family, school or guardianship authority .

Keywords

Age of criminal responsibility - national proceedings



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