Issues raised by Scottish Law Commission's Discussion Paper on Age of Criminal Responsibility in relation to childrens' hearings and courts, recommendations for age limit for prosecution in courts, and safeguards for accused children
Currently in England and Wales the law considers that all children below 10 years of age are exempt ...
The legal context around child defendants remains complicated and there is persisting confusion abou...
This report shares findings from a survey, conducted by Beth-Anne Logan and Fiona Dyer of the Childr...
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (legislation.gov.uk) was passed in Parliament...
Children in Scotland are held criminally responsible from the age of 8, something that has attracted...
In Scotland, the age of criminal responsibility is eight though children cannot be prosecuted until ...
Discusses issues arising under the existing Scottish regime regarding the acquisition by children of...
The setting of an 'age of criminal responsibility' by States across the international spectrum is a ...
The age of criminal responsibility acts as a gate-keeping mechanism to the criminal justice system. ...
The aim of every juvenile justice system should surely be to get it right for every child? It is poi...
The concepts of ‘liability age’ and ‘capacity responsibility’ have been widely dissected by research...
In England and Wales the age of criminal responsibility is set at 10 years. The current law therefor...
The minimum age of criminal responsibility, as currently established within England and Wales, remai...
In 2010 two boys, aged 10 years, were convicted of the attempted rape of an eight year old girl in E...
Does the recognition of children as legal subjects rather than objects of concern mean that argument...
Currently in England and Wales the law considers that all children below 10 years of age are exempt ...
The legal context around child defendants remains complicated and there is persisting confusion abou...
This report shares findings from a survey, conducted by Beth-Anne Logan and Fiona Dyer of the Childr...
The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (legislation.gov.uk) was passed in Parliament...
Children in Scotland are held criminally responsible from the age of 8, something that has attracted...
In Scotland, the age of criminal responsibility is eight though children cannot be prosecuted until ...
Discusses issues arising under the existing Scottish regime regarding the acquisition by children of...
The setting of an 'age of criminal responsibility' by States across the international spectrum is a ...
The age of criminal responsibility acts as a gate-keeping mechanism to the criminal justice system. ...
The aim of every juvenile justice system should surely be to get it right for every child? It is poi...
The concepts of ‘liability age’ and ‘capacity responsibility’ have been widely dissected by research...
In England and Wales the age of criminal responsibility is set at 10 years. The current law therefor...
The minimum age of criminal responsibility, as currently established within England and Wales, remai...
In 2010 two boys, aged 10 years, were convicted of the attempted rape of an eight year old girl in E...
Does the recognition of children as legal subjects rather than objects of concern mean that argument...
Currently in England and Wales the law considers that all children below 10 years of age are exempt ...
The legal context around child defendants remains complicated and there is persisting confusion abou...
This report shares findings from a survey, conducted by Beth-Anne Logan and Fiona Dyer of the Childr...