Chronological ages and their importance to law and forensic practice in 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.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljfmsl.v8i1.7791 | Journal eISSN: 2465-6089
Language: English
Page range: 33 - 36
Published on: Jun 30, 2017
Published by: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at University of Peradeniya
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2017 Induwara Gooneratne, published by Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at University of Peradeniya
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