Freedom of will and culpability

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss6.3196

Keywords:

criminal law, Brazilian juridic order, freedom of will, culpability

Abstract

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.

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Author Biographies

  • Sebastião Pinto, Federal University of Rondônia

    Academic Department of Legal Sciences

  • ROSALINA ALVES NANTES, Federal University of Rondônia

    Academic Department of Legal Sciences

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WELZEL, Hans. O Novo Sistema Jurídico-Penal. Revista dos Tribunais, São Paulo. p. 27

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TAVARES, Juarez. Fundamentos da Teoria do Delito. Editora Tirant lo Blanch, São Paulo. p. 460

JESCHECK, Hans Heinrich. Tratado de Direcho Penal, Ed. Espanhola, p. 559

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Published

2021-06-01

How to Cite

Pinto, S. (2021). Freedom of will and culpability (R. A. NANTES , Trans.). International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 9(6), 385-388. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss6.3196
Received 2021-05-19
Accepted 2021-05-28
Published 2021-06-01

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