Talk:Age of majority

Germany

The age of majority of Germany is 18, not 21. It was changed in 1974 from 21 to 18. Source: http://dejure.org/gesetze/BGB/2.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.33.91.54 (talk) 21:39, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

done Kisscool57 (talk) 19:58, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

It's not tjat easy.

It's 21 if you consider that you can face consequences covered by juvenile criminal law if it's more appropriate till 21 2003:D2:970D:3300:5C61:C8C1:2910:ACEE (talk) 12:57, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Rendering of map depiction of laws in UK should be updated

From the table on this page it is clear that Northern Island, Wales, and England have an age of majority of 18, and Scotland (Scots Law) has one of 21. The map however leads to the confusing conclusion that there is no age of majority in the British Isles. Given that Scotland is governed by a separate, independent legal tradition, the best solution would be to colour Scotland as 16 and the rest of the UK as 18. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.94.133.4 (talk) 08:37, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

UK does not include, Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey

Although these are British Isles they are not part of the united Kingdom but are Independent States under the British Sovereign in her capacity (I think - but am not completely certain) as Duke of Normandy.

I regret, I lack the ability to amend the main article but hope someone who reads this willknow how to arrange such an amendment. Tolkny 22:16, 4 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tolkny (talk • contribs)

 DoneFixed. Grouping clarified and ages reduced to 18. I wasn't sure what flag to use for the Crown dependencies, so I left that out. see this edit. 06:01, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Link to Dutch version

This link should be removed. That link refers to the Dutch adult-wiki. As we all know the difference betweent being an adult and having reached the age of majority are very different things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.171.61.28 (talk) 18:11, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Discrepancies between photo and data

This image shown in this article seriously conflicts with some data in the "Countries and subdivisions" section. The examples are as follows:

• The Philippines: age of majority in photo: 21, in data: 18 (supported by source: [1])
• Argentina: age of majority in photo: 21, in data: 18 (supported by source: [2])
• United Kingdom: age of majority in photo: not supported, in data: differs from devolved country (supported by source [3])
• United States: age of majority in photo: 18, in data: differs from state (supported by source [4])

There might be many more of these but this is what I saw. It would be best to remove the photo completely or create a new photo with more accurate details or include a country's subdivision to provide even more accuracy. stylus59 (talk) 16:11, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

I would add Albania. The age of Majority is 18 [5].In the photo it is 20 Vargmali (talk) 15:05, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

And please, add the South Sudan. --201.211.229.106 (talk) 04:16, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Removed this picture from the article. I must add that it is a common error to use a color panel instead of a gradient, but color = quality and gradient = quantity, so such a map should be gradient. But the main problem is that mapping this data is irelevent.JackAttackFR (talk) 23:20, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

New Zealand

The New Zealand age of majority is 18.

References

South Korea

According to article 4 of the translation of the Korean civil act, the age of majority in Korea is 20. http://www.moleg.go.kr/english/korLawEng?pstSeq=52674&rctPstCnt=3&searchCondition=AllButCsfCd&searchKeyword=civil It would be also good to know if it is "Western age" or "Korean age". Probably Western... --Christian140 (talk) 12:57, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

As a citizen of South Korea, I can give you an answer to your question. On the 1st of July, the amended Korean civil act was promulgated. According to article 4 of the amended law, one attains majority upon the completion of nineteen full years of age. (This statement is translated by me, so this is not the exact official translation. I could not find an updated version of the web site above and cannot provide an English source. Please add the address of the site if anyone found it.) In summary, the newly revised age of majority in South Korea is 19, in "Western age". --Tsmlee (talk) 14:12, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

China?

The reference link currently provided for China is apparently only valid for Hong Kong, which as far as I know has a different legal system in many respects. The map shows PR China as having no fixed age of majority. Can somebody clarify? Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:05, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

The civil law principle states "A citizen aged 18 or over shall be an adult. He shall have full capacity for civil conduct, may independently engage in civil activities and shall be called a person with full capacity for civil conduct.", so, the age of majority is 18. As well, Law of the PRC on Protection of Minors states that "Minors as used in this Law refer to citizens under the age of eighteen." and the constitution states that "All citizens ... who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, ..., except persons deprived of political rights according to law." --Zhantongz (talk) 21:09, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Mozambique

Ommitted? Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 22:01, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Some very confusing material here

I was curious to see what the age of majority was in the United Kingdom and came here but found it listed under three different age sections. That inconsistency is also true of the United States and I did not check further as to others. I can see how that that might even be technically correct – that it might depend on majority for what purpose, or maybe it varies by state or other division, but then not explaining how it varies and just listing a country in three different places is really quite useless.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:52, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Some countries like the US, Canada, and the UK have political structures that give the individual states/provinces/territories/nations control over civil rights issues like the age of majority. For the UK the age is 18 except in Gibraltar where it's 17. The structure in the article reflects this by listing the country with an indented sublist of the regions of the country where that age applies. JMJimmy (talk) 16:12, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Removed Accuracy Dispute

Dispute was listed as "contradicted by http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/10/09/iran-saudi-arabia-sudan-end-juvenile-death-penalty re bulugh and hodud" The above article applies the Convention on the Rights of the Child definition of a minor, not the country's own definition. In addition it discusses it in relation to the Age of criminal responsibility which is not the same as the age of majority. Added citation for ages, which are based in Shari’a. JMJimmy (talk) 16:53, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Alternate title and WP:Synthesis dispute

JMJimmy (talk · contribs), the reason I reverted your addition of "age of maturity" as an alternative title for "age of majority" is per the WP:Alternative title policy (like I told you when reverting you). "Age of maturity" currently redirects to the Coming of age article (if you want to change that, you should take that matter to WP:Redirects for discussion, not simply redirect it yourself, since changing it to redirect to the Age of majority article would obviously be a contested matter). And I am not aware of "age of majority" and "age of maturity" commonly meaning the same thing; yes, this source, which says "age of maturity," is used for "Iran (females)," age 8, and "Iran (males)," age 14, in the article (partly because of your edit), but it gives conflicting information. And even if "age of maturity," in the way that you used it, means the same as "age of majority," it's WP:Undue weight to give that title placement in the lead...considering that it's referring to one country. And regarding what that source states about Sharia, do look at what this IP stated at the LGBT rights in Iran article, "'Islamic Sharia Law applied' doesn't explain anything, laws are addopted by parliament and hudud is based on Jafari sharia."

Also, hold off on reverting in this case, as you did here; this is per WP:Edit warring and WP:BRD, and especially applies to going against policies.

NeilN, have you heard of "age of majority" and "age of maturity" commonly meaning the same thing? Flyer22 (talk) 17:57, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Flyer22 (talk · contribs) The two terms do hold the same meaning depending on the law and/or region. Historically, Roman law used the age of maturity as described by Paul - Gal 4:1-7 and German Middle Age law as described in The Practice of Conceptual History: Timing History, Spacing Concepts p. 251. Islamic Religious law, like Shari'a, is applied in different forms to different degrees, see Application of sharia by country. Iran has secularized parts of it in their civil code http://www.alaviandassociates.com/documents/civilcode.pdf as has Saudi Arabia https://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/121c03004d4bb7c98e2cdfbed7ca8368/EN_saudi_nationality_system.pdf?MOD=AJPERES. In addition, age of maturity (with the same meaning as majority) is the term used in:

• Japanese law (Decree 41. 1876 which set the age of maturity at 20)
• Bahá'í laws http://susangammage.com/bahaiquotes/quotepage.php?Quotes%2FMaturity+-+age+of
• Halakha (Jewish law)
• Sudan http://www.africanchildforum.org/clr/Legislation%20Per%20Country/South%20Sudan/ssudan_nationality_2011_en.pdf
• Botswana http://www.gov.bw/en/News/Majority-age-reduced-to-18-years-of-age-/ and http://www.elaws.gov.bw/desplaysubsidiary.php?cid=58:01&id=232 (see definition of "child")
• Tonga's constitution http://legislation.to/Tonga/DATA/PRIN/1988-002/ActofConstitutionofTonga.pdf
• Iraqi law http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b1e364c2.pdf
• etc

The term is also frequently used, though mostly informally, in inheritance law due to the age of maturity (in relation to trusts) being dictated by the decedent. In western law age of maturity is beginning to be used to mean "of sufficient age and mental maturity" (ie: where laws address a person's maturity and development over ascribing a fixed age). It's often found in association with legal issues of capacity/judgement, emancipation, some aspects of family law, and the application of the death penalty in the US. Overall I believe adding it as an alternate title is justified and the above, I hope, will address WP:Undue weight concerns. JMJimmy (talk) 00:42, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

JMJimmy, I appreciate that you have ceased reverting and have instead engaged in discussion, splitting the section and providing sources that help me understand where you are coming from on this matter. You stated: "The two terms do hold the same meaning depending on the law and/or region." What we are supposed to have are WP:Reliable sources that specifically state that "age of maturity" can mean the same thing as "age of majority"; otherwise, we are engaging in WP:Synthesis (see what that policy relays) by stating so. I still see no indication that "age of maturity" is commonly used to mean "age of majority." I'll likely research the matter myself later today or some time next week. "Age of maturity" clearly can mean other things, especially in relation to puberty, as seen by it currently redirecting to the Coming of age article (an article that addresses a different definition of "age of maturity" and indicates that the term might refer to some other aspects there). Because of that, especially because of where "age of maturity" currently redirects, it does not belong bolded in the lead as a WP:Alternative title...and perhaps does not belong in the lead at all. If you can find WP:Reliable sources stating that "age of maturity" means the same thing as "age of majority" in some contexts, and in more than just an Iranian context, I might be fine with it being noted in the lead, but not as the alternative title (meaning I object to it being bolded there and listed right after "Age of majority")...without sources showing that it is a common alternative title for "age of majority." And if it is common, we shouldn't bold it and list it right after "Age of majority"...considering where "age of maturity" redirects and why it redirects there). Flyer22 (talk) 01:24, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Note: JMJimmy has created a WP:Redirect for discussion regarding this issue. A WP:Permalink concerning it is here. Flyer22 (talk) 02:18, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

"Age of Maturity" does have several meanings. It is sometimes referred to as a period in biblical chronology, it is sometimes used to mean coming of age. In terms of the redirect it maybe that it's more suited to a disambiguation page. In terms of the alternate title issue it would be impossible to come up with something that says X legal concept is identical in all forms/jurisdictions/times/etc to Y legal concept. This fact is especially true when dealing with language differences. Rule_of_law is a perfect example of concepts that are similar enough to warrant alternate title/redirect but do not actually mean the exact same thing (nomocracy being a form of government that acts in accordance with the law and the Rule of law being a principle that no individual or government is above the law.) In terms of our debate, the article lists a few relevant things: The law in a given jurisdiction may never actually use the term "age of majority" and the term thereby refers to a collection of laws bestowing the status of adulthood , The word majority refers to having greater years and being of full age , The age of majority is legal recognition that one has grown into an adult. Looking at some of the links I provided, Iraqi law, Article 1 states: Age of maturity: the age of eighteen full calendar years. the Iraqi labour code defines a minor as someone of the age of 17 or lower. Similarly the Tongan constitution defines the age of maturity to be 21 years or 18 for the royal family. They cannot hold title (property rights) or tofi'a (heritage/blood rights). Botswana defined age of maturity as A person who attains the age of 18 will now assume full legal capacity , Sudan's constitution specifies a child is any person under the age of eighteen years. and enumerates the rights and duties of citizens which in the Nationality Act is described as: Age of Maturity means eighteen years , minor means a person who has not attained the age of maturity , Bahá'í laws state Fasting (& Prayer) is binding on men and women on attaining the age of maturity, which is fixed at 15. , It is unlawful to become engaged to a girl before she reaches the age of maturity. , similarly Jewish law has 613_Mitzvot#Maimonides.27_list, administered by Halakha#Codes_of_Jewish_law, for which those of the Jewish "age of maturity" (12 for women, 13 for men) are subject to. Japan is a perfect example of how the terminology has changed but the concept remained the same. Decree 41 of 1876 stated that the "age of maturity" was 20 years. That decree was supplanted with the Civil Code in 1896 (which was influenced by the German & French) Article 3's definition had been updated to On the completion of twenty years a person become of full age while still maintaining a separate definition for mental capacity of minors in Article 712. Later on the government decided to modernize the language of the code and bring it in line with other countries. Article 4 now reads The age of majority is reached when a person has reached the age of 20.. In all my digging I was unable to locate a single set of laws which used both terms to mean different things. They always used one or the other (or neither, simply setting ages without a term). There were an incredible number of transpositions of the terms (like the The Laws of Malaysia Act 21: Age of Maturity Act 1971 which is actually the Age of Majority Act). In many instances, esp in US articles, that describe court rulings as conferring an "age of maturity", however, upon reviewing the rulings the judges are always clear to make a distinction with: "age and maturity". With all these examples covering a wide range of perspectives, along with the 47 countries who use some form of Shari'a with its age of maturity (which can vary, traditionally 8/14 years. Turkey introduced the Hukuk-i Aile Kararnamesi which changed it to 17/18) I believe I have demonstrated that "age of maturity" does bestow status of adulthood, is someone deemed to be of full age, and is a legal recognition of adulthood in the same conceptual way as "age of majority". While I don't have any direct comparative sources to draw on, I suspect that has more to do with the politically disparate nature of the parties and their interpretation of what is 'just'. JMJimmy (talk) 11:35, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Note for others: This title matter has also been taken to the Wikipedia:No original research/Noticeboard; a WP:Permalink for that is here. I also addressed Legitimus about this topic, as seen here. I took the matter to Legitimus mostly because he is more familiar with some aspects of the law as relating to minors than many other people are, and he also has some insight into Islamic beliefs and how it's commonly asserted that Muhammad married and had sex with a 9-year-old girl (a topic that is debatable). I find it difficult to believe that any country would designate an 8-year-old, an age that is also usually prepubescent, as an adult.

JMJimmy, as noted at the Wikipedia:No original research/Noticeboard, we still have a WP:Synthesis issue here. But like I stated there, perhaps it is acceptable to take your alternative approach and simply note in the Age of majority article that "age of maturity" is another term to indicate the age of adulthood, not that the terms are synonyms. Flyer22 (talk) 00:43, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Honestly I could care less at this point. They are synonymous as defined by Wikipedia "A synonym is a word with the same or similar meaning of another word [or phrase]". In terms of their definition as it relates to law they hold identical meanings: The change in legal status from a minor/child to a major/adult. That's it, simple as can be. No I don't have anything that explicitly says they are synonymous because they don't exist in the same space and because they are synonymous there is no reason for any publication to compare them. They compare the implications of the change in legal status (if any), the moral implications of the prescribed age the change occurs at, and what triggered the change (secular vs religious). You've been asking me to provide citations the legal equivalent of firing pins in an AK-47 vs an M16. No one cares about the firing pin, they care about who shot, what they were pointing at, and what happened after the firing pin did its job. Call it WP:SYNTH if you want, it's common sense to me. JMJimmy (talk) 01:05, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

Update: It's been a year since this discussion was last active, and I've gone ahead and deleted the Age 8 and Age 14 sections, per this discussion. I reverted Online786786 (talk · contribs) for a similar matter. Flyer22 (talk) 04:59, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Creating Synth

Per previous discussions it was left that intentionally creating synth for the purposes of the list is what was best(?). As such, Colombia does not specifically define an "age of majority", however, constitutional courts have interpreted the law as meaning a minor is age 18 or younger in case Sentencia T-015/94 (Section 3.2 "Therefore, the Charter protects the right of children-on the basis that the child concept is applicable to every human being below 18 years"). note: previous citation was not dealing with age of majority, instead ages related to criminal sexual assault and "youth" rights legislation which included provisions for post secondary students up to the age of 26 JMJimmy (talk) 17:07, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Iran

The following ages are asserted in the current version of this article re Iran:

• Age 8 (females), citing source name=Iran: "Criminal responsibility of children in the Islamic Republic of Iran"

The source cited does not seem to support a simplistic assertion to the effect that "the age of majority in Iran for females is 8 years". Clarification is needed.

• Age 14 (males), citing source name=Iran: "Criminal responsibility of children in the Islamic Republic of Iran" and commenting "(Age can be earlier based on physical maturity)"

The source cited does not seem to support a simplistic assertion to the effect that "the age of majority in Iran for males is 14 years". Clarification is needed. Perhaps the clarification offered is sufficient; if it is, the clarification should be supported by a cite (probably of the same source), not presented as an unsupported interpretation by Wikipedia.

• Age 18, citing

• "Iran changes law for execution of juveniles". Iran independent News Service. Retrieved 10 November 2011. This is a dead link archived at [6], and quoted elsewhere [7]. Looking at its content, it seems only marginally relevant here.
• ghanoononline.ir. ghanoononline.ir. Retrieved on 11 April 2012. This is a dead link. As I write this, no archive copy is available at [8].

IMO, this needs update along the lines indicated. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 23:26, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Wtmitchell, if you haven' already, see the #Alternate title and WP:Synthesis dispute section which also questions the accuracy of including that Iran text to report those matters as an age of majority topic. I just retitled that section to better reflect its contents. Flyer22 (talk) 01:24, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

As the above section is dense here is the relevant link, a translation of Iran's articles by Iranian lawyers: here - note 1 in Article 1210 indicates the ages as 9/15 in lunar years which translate to 8/14 calendar years. Again, this is confusion of "Age of Majority" and "Age of Criminal Responsibility" - they are separate concepts. Note the news report, it indicates "Islamic Penalty law" has been changed not the Civil Code. JMJimmy (talk) 07:32, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Here's an additional source discussing the subject at length which contradicts the news reports: Refworld *note while reading this document it cited this article which is an excellent examination of the issue

The penal code article 49 & 82 backs up the report: Penalty Law JMJimmy (talk) 07:46, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

I'm neither a topical expert here nor a POV pusher; I just happened to be looking at this article while running my watchlist and its assertions re Iran caught my eye. Re the article you suggest I look at, I was going by the sources cited in the article -- as WP readers will be doing. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 08:27, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

The translated articles are borderline with regards to WP:Primary which is why I didn't include them. I've found reliable secondary sources are difficult to come by for Iran and other languages (just realized I posted that on the wrong page... LOL), especially ones that don't have a clear bias. JMJimmy (talk) 08:38, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Why are females at age 8 years is legal age? Are you telling 8-year-old females to be arrested for terrible crimes, driving the vehicles, owning a driver's licenses, have sex, etc.? Are 8-year-old females are to young for everything? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.100.127.216 (talk) 10:19, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Update: As noted above, I've deleted that material. Flyer22 (talk) 05:01, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Future Edit Notes

• Colombia will need to be re-checked within 6 months (Jan 2015). There's reports of the age going from 18 to 16 but has not been made into law as of yet. JMJimmy (talk) 14:11, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Is it appropriate to have an Islam section? This is a page of "age of majority" by country and jurisdiction. There may or may not be any legal agreement with religious teachings on "age of majority" which is a legal definition. Including this only serves to confuse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.148.215.157 (talk) 11:58, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Scotland

Is the age of majority in Scotland accurately 16? Scotland does currently confer more legal rights at this age (notably marriage, school leaving, voting), but not all, I believe. I looked for legislation, and at least in the 60s, it was defined in Scots law as 18. —ajf (talk) 10:21, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Update: I found the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991. The age of majority is indeed 16 in Scotland. —ajf (talk) 10:43, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

This is incorrect. The age of Majority in Scotland is defined within the Age of Majority (Scotland) Act 1969. The age of legal capacity determines that minors (those between 16 & 18) can enter contracts, but this is distinct from Majority as those contracts can be voided where an adult would consider them to be prejudicial were they in the same position as the Applicant, i.e. the minor.

Additionally reference to HMRC as an authoritative source are incorrect and were removed. HMRC is subservient to primary legislation and errors in HMRC documentation are challengeable whereas primary legislation is authoritative (except where there is contradictory primary legislation, which would give rise to administrative court action to clarify and correct) WikiWonderful (talk) 02:00, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

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Colorado

I removed Colorado from the section 21 years, because it's not clear cut. According to this:[9]

"Colorado law (2-4-401(6)) defines a minor as a person who has not attained the age of 21, except as otherwise provided in the express language of another statute. The age of majority is the age when young people are considered adults for most matters. Colorado, as many other states, has determined the age of majority to be 18 years of age or older."

According to [10] the age of majority is "18 or 21"

"21 years. (2-4-401). 18 years under Children’s Code (19-1-103) but jurisdiction of court may continue over any child under 21 years of age who has been adjudicated as neglected or dependent, in need of oversight, or delinquent." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:2F01:507F:FFFF:0:0:567D:E0B (talk) 22:49, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Law is pretty clear: age of majority is 21 unless noted otherwise. Here's the exact wording of the law:

“Minor” means any person who has not attained the age of twenty-one years.  No construction of this subsection (6) shall supersede the express language of any statute."

Translation: age of majority is 21 by default, unless there's an exception. Many states have exceptions as well (e.g. emancipated child), but that doesn't change the default age of majority. Please revert your edit.Terrorist96 (talk) 02:38, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

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@Clyde1998:If what you say is true, then you should get it fixed on Template:Flag and Template:Flagicon. Though the top of the page for Ulster Banner says "This article is about the Flag of Northern Ireland" and I get that it's no longer "official" but that's the flag that's used in the flag templates. Removing that one while every other country/province has its flag displayed looks bad for the list.Terrorist96 (talk) 06:33, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

@Terrorist96: I understand your concern about it looking out of place not having a flag for a single territory, when all others listed have one. Alas, the country data template for Northern Ireland specifies to use the no flag template when none of the listed flags are appropriate for usage for the province. The only official flag in Northern Ireland is the Union Flag, although this appears to only be because it's the flag of the United Kingdom; in the same way that it's an official flag in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Ulster Banner is the default flag for Northern Ireland because of its usage in sporting events; the Commonwealth Games Federation and FIFA both use it as the flag for Northern Ireland in this context. Today, the Ulster Banner is a flag of unionism and loyalism, rather than a flag to represent Northern Ireland. The sporting teams of the province, generally, have large unionist/loyalist followings - and minimal nationalist/republican followings - which means that these organisations can get away with using the flag. Previous attempts by others, over the last ten years or more, to remove the Ulster Banner as the default flag have failed, with the general argument being that there's no flag to replace it with, it's the only flag to have historically represented Northern Ireland and the no flag template should be used when no flag is appropriate to be used. In modern cultural terms, however, it would be like using the Confederate flag to represent the whole United States if they didn't have an official flag in this context.

I think that if it's considered that a flag should used for Northern Ireland in this article, I think that the Northern Ireland Assembly flag ({{flag|Northern Ireland|assembly}}) would be the best to use. It's more neutral than the Ulster Banner and the Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for the age of majority, although it has no official status to represent Northern Ireland either and is very rarely used in any context. Clyde1998 (talk) 07:32, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

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Pakistan

Currently the overview says 16 for females and 18 for males in Pakistan. However, Youthpolicy states that this is only for marriage age. Other aspects of majority seem to be strictly 18. I think keeping both at 18 is a better representation of the factual situation. effeietsanders 01:33, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

USA

Why isn’t Alabama, Nebraska, and Mississippi 18 like the other states? NDEdminson (talk) 21:20, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Because states get to pick whatever they like even if it complicates things.–Collinanderson (talk) 23:55, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Singapore

The age of majority in Singapore is set at 18, not 21, according to the civil law. 128.194.2.11 (talk) 20:57, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

The age of majority is 16 in Scotland.

This should be updated. Coronaverification (talk) 00:25, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

This is incorrect. The age of capacity in Scotland is 16, the age of majority is 18. See age of Majority (Scotland) Act 1969WikiWonderful (talk) 13:26, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Confusion

The map indicates that the ages of majority in Indonesia and Myanmar are 16, but under the "Civil law" section of the page, it says the ages of majority in both of those countries are 15. --Fladoodle (talk) 21:41, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Age of majority in scotland is not 16

The age of majority in scotland in 18, the age of legal capacity is 16 but this is not synonymous with age of majority. 2A02:C7E:42BB:C900:D5A9:2EF7:6CBA:3425 (talk) 15:22, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Add relevant sources

I was evaluating this article and I think it's really well-written. There isn't a bias undertone, I didn't catch any grammatical mistakes, and the visuals and appealing, relevant, and easy to understand. However, as I looked at the sources, I noticed that some of them are outdated. With a few of the sources being from 1993, and similar dates like that, I think it might be helpful to update those sources, if at all possible, to any that might be more up to date incase there is any recent legislation regarding majority of age, or anything similar to that. Overall, it's a well-written article and readers can tell what is going on and what's important. SeeeBeee (talk) 20:03, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Bahrain is wrong

Edit: this was supposed to be published in the age of consent thing. Ignore it. age of majority in bahrain is marked as 18 but it is 21. 01:50, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Lead and Sources

Through an evaluation of this article I have come to recognize some strengths and weaknesses. This article is fairly well written and does well at clearly determining what age of majority is and what it is not. The writing is unbiased and the information is laid out clearly. Two things that would improve this article are strengthening the Lead and citing current sources. To strengthen the Lead, it would be helpful to touch on all three of the major topics discussed later in the article, to introduce them at the beginning. There are a decent number of current sources being cited but updating everything so that all sources are from recent years would increase the credibility of the article. Overall, this is a well written article and continues to improve with consistent effort. JessRosie26 (talk) 16:21, 1 October 2024 (UTC)