The age of criminal responsibility revisited / Lisa Bradley.
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Publication details:
Geelong, Vic. : Deakin University School of Law, 2003.
Record id:
200056
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Series:
Deakin Law Review ; v. 8 (1)
Subject:
Convention on the rights of the child.
Human rights Australia.
Children's rights -- Australia.
Juvenile detention Australia.
Juvenile delinquency.
Contents:
I. Human rights and the juvenile defendant – a relevant consideration?
A. The Thompson and Venables decision
II. Juvenile justice – rhetoric and reality
A. Police/juvenile relations
B. The juvenile in court
C. Doli incapax
III. Adjudicative competence and the criminal trial
IV. Conclusion.
Summary:
The absence of a regional enforcement body within the Asia-Pacific, combined with the breadth and generalised nature of human rights provisions, raises the question whether international law can have any impact on the provision of human rights to young offenders. - Extract from article.
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