Del parentesco como institución derivan una serie de deberes especiales y expectativas concretas que hacen que el hecho pueda ser más o menos grave. Se proponen criterios para interpretar la circunstancia de parentesco como atenuante, agravante o eximente, atendiendo a las razones jurídico- penales y político-criminales que subyacen a su regulación.

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Legal grounds for the parenthood as a modifying factor of the criminal responsibility. Criteria to mitigate, aggravate or release the punishment when this circumstance concurs.

There are some special duties and expectations that flow from the parenthood as a legal institution, and that make the criminal act to be more or less serious. This article proposes several criteria in order to interpret the parenthood circumstance as an aggravating or a mitigating factor, or even as a defense, in accordance with criminal law reasons underlying its regulation.