Gendered Justice: Inequalities in the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in Iran

Jo C Staines; Nadia Aghtaie; Jessica  Roy

doi:10.1177/14732254211022854

Gendered Justice: Inequalities in the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility in Iran

Jo C Staines^*
, Nadia Aghtaie
, Jessica Roy

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Using the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) in Iran as an illustration, this article explores the continued resistance against girls’ rights in some Islamic countries. The gendered construction of childhood in Iran has resulted in a differential MACR, which for boys is notably higher than that recommended by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, yet for girls is unacceptably low. While breaches of girls’ rights in other areas are defended on the grounds of paternalistic concerns, it is argued that the MACR is a religious-politico decision that, in Iran, upholds the rights of boys but denies the rights of girls, propagating their wider subjugation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Youth Justice
Volume	22
Issue number	3
Early online date	16 Jun 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/14732254211022854
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2022

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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SPS Centre for Gender and Violence Research
SPS Children and Families Research Centre
SPS Inequalities and Social Welfare Research Centre
SPS Social Harm Crime and Violence Research Centre

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gender
Iran
minimum age of criminal responsibility
religious pluralism
religious puberty
UNCRC

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