El sistema penal juvenil y los "no punibles": ¿Proteger, responsabilizar o castigar? : El quid de la cuestión = The juvenile penal system and the “non-punishable” : Protect, make responsible or punish? : The crux of the matter

Argentina still governs the juvenile criminal regime (decree-law 22.278/80) and is one of the few countries in the world that maintains the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) at 16 years old. Precisely this circumstance has constituted around the age a problematic core of discussion with...

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Main Author: Guemureman, Silvia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2024
In: Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 6, Pages: 1723-1746
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Keywords:
children and adolescents
Criminal Justice
Criminal Responsibility
minimum age of criminal responsability
Niños y adolescentes
responsabilidad penal
edad mínima de responsabilidad penal
justicia penal
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Summary:Argentina still governs the juvenile criminal regime (decree-law 22.278/80) and is one of the few countries in the world that maintains the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) at 16 years old. Precisely this circumstance has constituted around the age a problematic core of discussion with varied positions and positions on what to do with people who break the law and commit disvaluable actions and are not subject to criminal reproach. In this article I will focus on reconstructing the arc of positions for which I will use three sources: opinions of juvenile criminal justice officials and magistrates, collected through interviews; dogmatic positions, expressed in legal texts and bills with current legislative process, which regardless of the MACR set, make provisions in relation to the "non-punishable" or unimputable.
En la Argentina aún rige el régimen penal de la minoridad (decreto-ley 22.278/80) y es uno de los pocos países a nivel mundial que mantiene la edad mínima de responsabilidad penal (EMRP) en 16 años. Precisamente esta circunstancia, ha constituido alrededor de la edad un núcleo de discusión problemático con variadas posiciones y tesituras en torno a qué hacer con las personas que infringen la ley y cometen acciones disvaliosas y no son susceptibles de reproche penal. En este artículo he de focalizarme en reconstruir el arco de posiciones para lo cual me valdré de tres fuentes: opiniones de los funcionarios y magistrados de la justicia penal juvenil, colectadas a través de entrevistas; posiciones dogmáticas, expresadas en textos legales y proyectos de ley con trámite legislativo vigente, que independientemente de la EMRP fijada, realizan previsiones en relación a los “no punibles” o inimputables.
ISSN:2079-5971
DOI:10.35295/osls.iisl.2110