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Chapter 4. — Absence of Criminal Responsibility

Art. 18Age of Responsibility
Art. 19Involuntary Conduct
Art. 20Intoxication
Art. 21Mental Impairment
Art. 22Limitation on Consent
Art. 23Mistake of Fact
Art. 24Ignorance of the Law
Art. 25Absolute Coercion
Art. 26Resistible Coercion
Art. 27Necessity
Art. 28Excess of Necessity
Art. 29Self-Defense and Defense of Another
Art. 30Defense of Property
Art. 31Excess in Self- Defense
Art. 32Authorized Acts
Art. 33Professional Duty
Art. 34Responsibility of A Person Giving an Order
Art. 35Responsibility of the Subordinate
Art. 36Mistake in Defences

Penal Code · English · 2015

Article 18

Age of Responsibility

Subject to Articles 100 and 101, no person shall be convicted of an offence committed while he was under twelve years of age.

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English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.

Source title: Penal Code of the State of Eritrea
Edition: 2015
Issuing body: Ministry of Justice, State of Eritrea
Repository: FAOLEX
Language: English
Source pages: 38

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