African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4

Paragraph
Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
There shall be a minimum age below which children shall be presumed not to have the capacity to infringe the penal law.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
Year
1990
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990), Article 17, 4.
Paragraph focus
Administration of Juvenile Justice
Paragraph info
Article 17
Paragraph number
4