What do they know? Child defendants and the age of criminal responsibility: a national perspective

Claire McDiarmid; Karin Arts; Vesselin Popovski

What do they know? Child defendants and the age of criminal responsibility: a national perspective

Claire McDiarmid, Karin Arts (Editor), Vesselin Popovski (Editor)

Law

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Abstract

The legal context around child defendants remains complicated and there is persisting confusion about how to deal with the welfare needs of children charged with serious offences. In many ways, society prefers to perceive children either as victims of crime or as offenders. Therefore, the dual status of many child offenders as children in need as well as young delinquents has been difficult to address within current civil and criminal legislation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Criminal Accountability and the Rights of Children
Place of Publication	The Hague
Pages	85-95
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - May 2006

Keywords

child defendants
criminal responsibility
age of responsibility
crime

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