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Implementation of the principle of justice in the appointment of punishment by minors

Тhe article is devoted to the analysis of the principle of justice in sentencing minors. It is established that the legislator has provided for a significant mitigation of the legal consequences of criminal offenses committed by persons under the age of eighteen. This also applies to the imposition of punishment, a special section of which is devoted to the peculiarities of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.