US EditionArgentina Lowers Criminal Responsibility Age Amid Senate Debate
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Argentina lowers age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, Senate approves new juvenile regime
Argentina’s Senate passed a law on Friday lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, a flagship “tough on crime” initiative backed by President Javier Milei. The bill cleared the upper house with 44 votes in favor, 27 against and one abstention, after it had already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies the previous week.
Text was approved by the Senate this Saturday (27) and is followed by presidential sanctions. The debate was prompted by the murder of a young man who caused coma in the country.
On Friday, the Senate turned into law the draft labor reform and amendment of the Juvenile Penal Regime, after a day of protests in the vicinity of Congress. First, the Senate turned into law the draft amendment of the Juvenile Penal Regime, with 44 votes in favour, 27 against and 1 abstention. The initiative had previously been dealt with by the Chamber of Deputies. The regulation reduces the age of imputability from 16 to 14 years and establis…
One of the most important legislative advances for La Libertad Avanza (LLA) took place this week in the Argentine National Congress: the reform of the Glacier Law, the approval of the lowering of the age of imputability and the decisive push for labor reform, two initiatives that the government considers structural within its government program. Reform of the Glacier Law After a week of very tough negotiations, Patricia Bullrich achieved a major…
The ruling party succeeded in sanctioning the draft Juvenile Penal Law to reduce the age of imputability in Argentina from 16 to 14 years. From the government they achieved the approval of another of the norms promoted by the Executive, in the run-up to the opening of the ordinary sessions that will be held by President Javier Milei next Sunday. With 44 affirmative votes, 27 negative votes and 1 abstention, the Senate sanctioned the regulations …
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