At What Age?...
...are school-children employed, married and taken to court?
Azerbaijan
Source: CRC/C/11/Add. 8 Date: 29 May 1996
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School-leaving age

51. In 1992, the National Assembly of the Azerbaijani Republic adopted the Education Act which provides for compulsory basic education (from classes I to VIII).

Minimum age of employment

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Minimum age for marriage

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Minimum age for criminal responsibility

75. […] Under current legislation in the Republic, criminal responsibility begins at the age of 16. Between the ages of 14 and 16, a child is criminally responsible in cases of murder and especially aggravating circumstances.