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PERPETRATION OF THE OFFENCE OF RAPE BY MINORS IN NIGERIA: A CALL FOR LEGISLATIVE RE-STATEMENT OF THE LAW

The two criminal statutes applicable in the Northern and Southern regions of Nigeria tend to exculpate minors below the age of twelve years from liability for the offence of unlawful carnal knowledge or rape.This paper examines the provisions of the statutes and advocates for a purposeful interpretation of the provisions to achieve a balanced philosophy of criminal justice for the more matured category of minors who may have committed the offence of rape in Nigeria.The paper calls for the legislative amendment of the Criminal Code applicable in the southern region of Nigeria to reflect the cul…

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Source	OpenAlex research
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US-China Law Review
Date	2016-08-28
Type	article
Details	openalex authorships.countries:NG,primary topic.subfield.id:3320\|3321\|3308\|1202\|3303\|3312\|2002\|2000\|2003 + local /\bnige
Found at	https://doi.org/10.17265/1548-6605/2016.08.001
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PERPETRATION OF THE OFFENCE OF RAPE BY MINORS IN NIGERIA: A CALL FOR LEGISLATIVE RE-STATEMENT OF THE LAW. OpenAlex research, 2016. Vero Archive, record openalex:W3150015297.