A comparative study of the evolution of criminal responsibility in the Kaffir Laws of Iran and Afghanistan (Emphasizing the bill and extensions of the age of criminal responsibility)

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1 PhD student in criminal law and criminology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The rules governing the responsibility of infidelity in the legal systems of Iran and Afghanistan have had many ups and downs. The purpose of the current research is to explain the stages of criminal responsibility evolution in the criminal law of Iran and Afghanistan and to provide an answer to the question of what stages criminal responsibility, especially the age of criminal responsibility of children, has gone through in the criminal law of Iran and Afghanistan and what are their points of difference and commonality. The findings of the research show that the most important components and examples of changes in criminal responsibility in the criminal laws of the two countries are the gradual transition to the age of criminal responsibility, the equalization of the age of criminal responsibility for girls and boys aged 9 to 15, and the acceptance of reduced criminal responsibility in criminal crimes. Research data has been collected through library studies and analyzed based on analytical-descriptive research method. The first part is about progressive criminal responsibility, the second part is equal to the age of criminal responsibility, and the third part is about the reduced age of criminal responsibility.

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Criminal Law Doctrines

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Available Online from 12 January 2025

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