“At 10, our age of criminal responsibility is the lowest in Europe. But can you ever use age to determine maturity?”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Archive for the 'criminal responsibility' Category
An ugly totem for the abject failure of our criminal justice system – The Guardian
Published March 18, 2011 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a CommentCampaign to raise age of criminal responsibility – Daily Telegraph
Published March 16, 2011 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“Children in England understand the difference between right and wrong at age 10, according to the law. Ten years old is also the age of criminal responsibility in Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia, New Zealand.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Williams (Jason John) – WLR Daily
Published November 4, 2010 accidents , criminal responsibility , law reports , road traffic offences , statutory interpretation , uninsured drivers Leave a CommentRegina v Williams (Jason John) [2010] EWCA Crim 2552; [2010] WLR (D) 274
“As a matter of statutory construction, fault or other blameworthy conduct on the part of the defendant was not required to establish that he was guilty of an offence under s 3ZB of the Road Traffic Act 1988 of causing the death of another person by driving while unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured; and it was sufficient that the driving was a cause of the death, provided that it was a more than negligible or de minimis cause.”
WLR Daily, 3rd November 2010
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Dorset County Council v House – WLR Daily
Published October 18, 2010 animals , criminal responsibility , EC law , law reports , repeals Leave a CommentDorset County Council v House [2010] EWCA Crim 2270; [2010] WLR (D) 253
“Criminal liability under the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998 and the Cattle Database Regulations 1998 was expressly and exclusively defined in terms of a failure to carry out an obligation under Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97, so there was no criminal offence in respect of conduct after 20 July 2000 when Regulation 820/97 was repealed and replaced.”
WLR Daily, 14th October 2010
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Barnado’s chief calls for age of criminal responsibility to be raised – The Observer
Published September 13, 2010 children , criminal responsibility , news , reports Leave a Comment“Martin Narey says children shouldn’t be held legally accountable for actions until they are 12.”
The Observer, 12th September 2010
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Civil sanctions are no soft option – The Guardian
Published August 26, 2010 criminal justice , criminal responsibility Leave a Comment“The Law Commission’s proposals on regulation are welcome – but no easy alternative to a busybody state.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2010
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Regulation, Public Interest and the Liability of Businesses – The Law Commission
Published August 26, 2010 criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“We published a consultation paper on 25 August 2010, in which we have made a number of provisional proposals on criminal liability in regulatory contexts.”
The Law Commission, 25th August 2010
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Government has no plans to raise age of criminal responsibility – The Independent
Published June 14, 2010 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“The Government has no plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility despite the outcry that followed the conviction of two boys for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl, justice minister Lord McNally said today.”
The Independent, 10th June 2010
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Age of criminal responsibility should be raised, says leading barrister – Daily Telegraph
Published June 7, 2010 criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised to 14 to better protect the ‘truly young’, one of the country’s leading barristers has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2010
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Age of criminal responsibility in England is among lowest in Europe – Daily Telegraph
Published May 25, 2010 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“The case of the two young boys convicted of attempted rape highlights once more the low age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th May 2010
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How Edlington case follows course paved by Bulger trial – BBC News
Published January 22, 2010 children , criminal responsibility , news , young offenders Leave a Comment“Two brothers are among Britain’s youngest convicted criminals to be placed in custody after being detained for a horrific attack on another two boys in Edlington, South Yorkshire, carried out when they were aged just 10 and 11.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2010
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Age of criminal responsibility ‘should be raised from 10 to 14′ – Daily Telegraph
Published December 1, 2009 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“At present, child defendants are at increased risk of suffering miscarriages of justice because the courts service does not identify their vulnerabilities or ensure they understand their legal rights, the Prison Reform Trust claimed. Given that many child offenders are among ‘the most vulnerable children in society’, they should instead be dealt with through a welfare-based system rather than an adversarial court trial.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child, nine, carried out sexual assault – The Independent
Published August 24, 2009 children , criminal responsibility , news , sexual offences Leave a Comment“A sexual assault by a nine-year-old was one of 32 recorded offences involving under 10s last year, a police force revealed today.”
The Independent, 24th August 2009
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Criminal responsibility – BBC News
Published June 10, 2009 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“In England and Wales the age of criminal responsiblity is 10 – but should it be raised?”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
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Regina (JS) (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports
Published May 11, 2009 asylum , criminal responsibility , joint enterprise , judicial review , law reports , war crimes Leave a CommentRegina (JS) (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Court of Appeal
“In order to establish that an asylum seeker was liable for a joint criminal enterprise such as to exclude him from the protection of the Geneva Convention as complicit in war crimes or crimes against humanity, there had to have been a common design which amounted to or involved the commission of a crime provided for by statute.”
The Times, 11th May 2009
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The Big Question: At what age should children be held responsible for their criminal acts? – The Independent
Published February 5, 2009 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“Why are we asking this now?
Because the former head of the Youth Justice Board, Professor Rod Morgan, has called for the age at which children can be locked up –the so-called age of criminal responsibility – to be raised. The minimum age is currently 10 years in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and eight in Scotland. Professor Morgan spoke for many criminologists and penal reformers when he argued that the age should be raised, and voiced concern that nothing would be done.”
The Independent, 5th February 2009
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Hacker was naive not criminal, says expert – The Independent
Published January 16, 2009 computer crime , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“A British computer expert hacked into US military networks through ‘naivety’ as a result of his Asperger’s Syndrome and should not be considered a criminal, an expert said today.”
The Independent, 15th January 2009
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Reforming the law on intoxication – Law Commission
Published January 15, 2009 alcohol abuse , criminal responsibility , press releases Leave a Comment“On 15 January 2009 we published our report on ‘Intoxication and Criminal Liability’. Our report addresses the law governing the extent to which a defendant may rely on his or her drunken or otherwise intoxicated state at the time he or she committed a criminal offence to avoid liability. The report focuses on the situation where the defendant was voluntarily intoxicated. However, the report also addresses the more unusual situation where the defendant’s intoxication was involuntary.”
Law Commission, 15th January 2009
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Under 14s ‘should not be locked up’ – The Independent
Published June 30, 2008 children , criminal responsibility , news Leave a Comment“Children under 14 should not be held criminally responsible and should never be locked up for their crimes, according to a scathing report.”
The Independent, 30th June 2008
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R v Wood – WLR Daily
Published June 26, 2008 alcoholism , criminal responsibility , law reports , murder Leave a CommentR v Wood [2008] EWCA Crim 1305; [2008] WLR (D) 204
“In addressing a plea of diminished responsibility in the context of alcohol dependency syndrome, the jury must consider whether it had been established that the defendant’s syndrome was of such an extent and nature that it constituted an abnormality of mind induced by disease or illness, and, if that were established, whether the defendant’s mental responsibility for his actions at the time of the killing was substantially impaired as a result of the syndrome.”
WLR Daily, 25th June 2008
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Regina v W. Stevenson & Sons (a Partnership) – Times Law Reports
Published March 5, 2008 criminal responsibility , law reports , partnerships Leave a CommentRegina v W. Stevenson & Sons (a Partnership)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Legislation could render a partnership criminally liable as a separate entity from its individual partners. However, confiscation proceedings could not properly be brought against the partners’ personal assets on the basis of the partnership’s conviction.”
The Times, 5th March 2008
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R v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) – WLR Daily
Published February 27, 2008 criminal responsibility , law reports , partnerships Leave a CommentR v W Stevenson & Sons (A Partnership) [2008] EWCA Crim 273; WLR (D) 60
“Legislation could render a partnership criminally liable as a separate entity from its individual partners. However, confiscation proceedings could not properly be brought against the personal assets of the partners on the basis of the partnership’s conviction.”
WLR Daily, 26th February 2008
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Conspiracy and attempts – Law Commission
Published October 11, 2007 conspiracy , criminal responsibility Leave a Comment“A project to reform the law governing the criminal liability of those who agree to or attempt to commit offences.”
Law Commission, 10th October 2007
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Raise the criminal age to 18’ – Daily Telegraph
Published May 17, 2007 criminal responsibility , news , young offenders Leave a Comment“The age of criminal responsibility should be raised from 10 to as high as 18, a report says today.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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