| School-leaving age |
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44. As a rule, schooling begins not later
than the age of 7, depending on the wishes of the parents or
their legal representatives. Only general education at the primary level was considered
compulsory. However, on 17 June 1997 the Legislative Assembly
of the Zhogorku Kenesh adopted amendments and additions to the existing
Education Act which establish general secondary (complete) education as compulsory and free. |
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| Minimum age of employment |
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259. The
labour legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic guarantees each child
the right to protection from economic exploitation and from having to do
any work that is likely to be hazardous, to interfere with
the child's education or to be harmful to the child's health
or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development. The Labour Code of
the Kyrgyz Republic establishes a minimum age for employment and
mandatory requirements as regards the length of the work day
and the working conditions for minors, their
rights in the area of labour relations and
their pay. The hiring of persons under the age of
15 is not permitted and persons under the
age of 18 may not be employed to do heavy labour
or to work under harmful or dangerous
conditions.
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| Minimum age for marriage |
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49. Article 18 of the Marriage and Family Code prohibits marriage before the age
of 18. In exceptional cases, at the separate request of both partners,
the age at which the woman may marry can be
lowered, but not by more than one
year. |
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| Minimum age for criminal responsibility |
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53. Under the Penal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, no one can
be held criminally responsible before he or she has reached
the age of 14. The presumption of innocence and the protection
of the rights of the child when he or she incurs criminal
liability are governed by the provisions of the Code of
Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code which, when a minor is
the subject of investigation, provides for the participation
of defence counsel from the time of detention. At all stages
of a criminal proceeding against a minor the parents or those
in loco parentis
have the right to be present, unless their presence
is contrary to the interests of the
minor. |
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