during President Cristiani's term. His Minister of Justice was Rene Hernandez. The law came into effect on 6 May 1995 and protects children from being tried as adulta. Crimes committed by young minors are not longer judged under the regular Penal Code but under the Youth Penal Code, which applies to minors between the ages of 12 and 16 years. The maximum term for a minor who commits a crime was originally only 5 years, but it has recently been changed to 7 years. References Europa Publications Ltd., The International Who's Who 2000, 63rd edition, Surrey, UK, p. 345, External links Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish) Living people 1947 births People from San Salvador Presidents of El Salvador Nationalist Republican Alliance politicians People of the Salvadoran Civil War Georgetown University alumni Salvadoran people of Italian descent Salvadoran people of Swiss descent People named in the Pandora Papers