Open AccessChronological ages and their importance to law and forensic practice in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Induwara Gooneratne
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sri lanka journal of forensic medicine science and law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2465-6089
pISSN - 2012-7081
DOI - 10.4038/sljfmsl.v8i1.7791
Subject(s) - sri lanka , forensic science , publishing , medical journal , library science , publication , medical education , political science , medicine , law , sociology , computer science , veterinary medicine , south asia , ethnology
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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