Chronological ages and their importance to law and forensic practice in Sri Lanka
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Date
2017
Authors
Gooneratne, Induwara
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Publisher
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Abstract
Age of a person is an important parameter in forensic practice both in the living and in the dead. This paper attempts to identify different chronological ages that are relevant to forensic contexts in our domestic law. As per the Sri Lankan law, ages eight, twelve, sixteen, fourteen, eighteen and twenty one are critically important when there is a dispute about the age or information regarding the age of a person in these age categories are missing.
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Keywords
Chronological age , Age estimation , Age and law
Citation
Sri Lanka Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law May 2017, Vol.8, No.1, P. 33 - 36