Editing Child (section)

==Age of responsibility==
{{Further|Age of consent|Age of majority|Age of criminal responsibility|Marriageable age}}
The age at which children are considered responsible for their society-bound actions (e. g. marriage, voting, etc.) has also changed over time,<ref>{{cite news |last1=RJ |first1=Raawat |title=बच्चे चुनौतियों का जवाब दे सकते हैं – द समझ एन.जी.ओ. |url=https://readerblogs.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/natures_warrior/children-can-respond-to-challenges-the-samajh-ngo/ |access-date=13 December 2021 |work=Navbharat Times Reader's Blog |date=9 December 2021 |language=hi}}</ref> and this is reflected in the way they are treated in courts of law. In Roman times, children were regarded as not culpable for crimes, a position later adopted by the Church. In the 19th century, children younger than seven years old were believed incapable of crime. Children from the age of seven forward were considered responsible for their actions. Therefore, they could face criminal charges, be sent to adult prison, and be punished like adults by whipping, branding or hanging. However, courts at the time would consider the offender's age when deliberating sentencing.{{cn|date=August 2022}} Minimum employment age and marriage age also vary. The age limit of voluntary/involuntary military service is also disputed at the international level.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Yun S |title=BreakingImaginary Barriers: Obligations of Armed Non-State Actors Under General Human Rights Law – The Case of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child|journal=Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies|date=2014|volume=5|issue=1–2|pages=213–257|doi=10.1163/18781527-00501008|ssrn=2556825|s2cid=153558830 }}</ref>