Citation

Annu. Rev. Popul. Law 1987; 14: 482-485.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Harvard Law School Library)

DOI

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PMID

12346748

Abstract

This document contains major provisions of Thailand's 1987 Act Amending [and] Promulgating the Penal Code to deal with crimes against women and children. The Act sets specific punishments for raping a girl under age 15 and more severe penalties for raping a girl under age 13. If the rape is carried out by several accomplices threatening to use weapons, the perpetrators will be sentenced to life imprisonment. If the rape occurred with the minor girl's permission and the Court permits the two to marry, the punishment will be negated (the perpetrator will be released from prison if already serving his sentence). If a rape results in serious injuries or death to the victim, the punishment is more severe and may include life imprisonment or death, depending upon the age of the victim. The Act further outlaws commission of obscene acts against a person under 15 years old; pandering; pimping; child abduction and kidnapping; child trafficking; and torture of children, sick persons, or elderly persons. In each case, specific punishments are assigned.

Language: en