CRIMINAL PROTECTION OF MINORS FROM ACTS OF ABUSE IN THE ALGERIAN PENAL CODE
The Algerian legislator has paid special attention to childhood by following a strict criminal policy and setting up deterrent and injunctive legal texts and provisions for anyone who is tempted to exploit his weakness and helplessness to attack him and prejudice his physical and psychological integrity. Among the most important things that reflect this protection are the provisions in Article 269 of the Penal Code and what follows. Which criminalized every form of physical abuse that a minor child under the age of 16 may be exposed to due to his physical weakness and inability to defend himself, especially in the face of the closest people to him, his parents, those who take care of him or those who have authority over him, as he extended protection in all Places where he can be found while he is under this age. Whether within the family, in the nursery, at school, in nursing homes for paramedic children, or in the interests of the open environment
Keywords: Criminal Protection, Algerian Penal Code, Special Attention to Childhood