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Criminal law RLR V.3-2016

RE N.J_180830_kn

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High Court
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RPA0787/15/HC/KIG

The High Court held that defilement of a minor counts as rape for abortion eligibility, and granted a 13-year-old victim permission to terminate her pregnancy.

  • Defilement of a minor
  • Abortion rights
  • Interpretation of penal code
  • Procedural rights of minors
  • Abortion-rights
  • Child-defilement
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