Freedom of will and culpability

• Sebastião Pinto

  Federal University of Rondônia

  Author

• ROSALINA ALVES NANTES

  Federal University of Rondônia

  Translator

Unlike animals (which are programmed by nature), the human being, at birth, brings with him an innate characteristic: freedom of action. In our legal-criminal system, after completing 18 years, the individual acquires the fullness of that freedom and, consequently, the capacity for culpability. This is because, from this age, it is assumed that the person achieves so-called self-determination, that is, the ability to direct alone to his own actions according to the formation of his independent will. In other words: legally it no longer requires the guidance of parents or guardians to direct their conduct. You have complete freedom of action.

1. Sebastião Pinto, Federal University of Rondônia

   Academic Department of Legal Sciences

2. ROSALINA ALVES NANTES, Federal University of Rondônia

   Academic Department of Legal Sciences

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