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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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)


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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

New Zealand

The New Zealand age of majority is 18. Source: http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/legislation/proposed-bills/50HOH_MEMBILL220_1/age-of-majority-attainment-at-18-years-amendment-bill

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Mozambique

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

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