Ley 054 Protección legal de niñas, niños y adolescentes (Law 054 Legal protection for children and adolescent)
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
11 August 2010
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The Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
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Tiene por objeto proteger la vida, la integridad física, psicológica y sexual, la salud y seguridad de todas las niñas, los niños y los adolescentes. Tiene por fundamento constitucional los artículos 60 y 61 de la Constitución Política del Estado en cuanto la función primordial del Estado de proteger a la niñez y la adolescencia. Modifica numerosos artículos del Código Penal en lo relativo a, entre otras cuestiones, sustracción de una niña, niños y o adolescente o jurídicamente incapaz, inducción a la fuga, homicidio, instigación al suicidio, lesiones graves y leves, lesión seguida de muerte, contagio de enfermedades de transmisión sexual o VIH SIDA, abandono, reducción a la esclavitud o estado análogo, violación en estado de inconciencia, estupro, tráfico de personas, corrupción y pornografía.This law aims to protect the life, physical, psychological and sexual integrity, health and safety of all children and adolescents. It has constitutional basis in Articles 60 and 61 of the Constitution of the State as they stated that a primary function of the State is to protect children and adolescents. It amends several articles of the Criminal Code with regard to, among other issues, abduction of a child, teenager or anyone legally incapable, inciting a child to run away, commit murder or suicide, serious or minor injuries, injuries followed by death, the spread of sexually transmitted infections, HIV, or AIDS, neglect, reduction to slavery or a similar condition, violation in a state of unconsciousness, statutory rape, trafficking, corruption and pornography.
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