Infancy and criminal responsibility under the Brunei penal code: an overview

• Main Authors: Masum, Ahmad, Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan, Nafees, Seeni Mohamed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sweet & Maxwell Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: K5000 Criminal Law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/92485/7/92485_Infancy%20and%20criminal%20responsibility%20under%20the%20Brunei%20penal%20code%20an%20overview.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92485/; http://www.sweetandmaxwellasia.com.my/BookStore/showProduct.asp?countrycode=MLY&id=2361&ptab=1&bookstore=1&g=x4&ec=QSNBGDKTJJVZSVHOPTPJVMABXRFBGBIWITAPUEIDOBJKXVS

Infancy is a legal incapacity to be held responsible for a crime due to the age of the perpetrator. Infancy asserts that the defendant is not subject to criminal responsibility because he is too young to commit a crime. The policy supporting the infancy defence is the belief that juvenile defendants...