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Citation |
Stone N. Youth Justice 2018; 18(1): 82-95. |
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(Copyright © 2018, National Association for Youth Justice, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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Abstract |
If the premise is accepted that murder is a uniquely grave crime, how should this be reflected where the perpetrator was a child aged under-18? Is there a place for indeterminate or life detention, in particular as a mandatory outcome? Having regard to the principle enshrined in Article 37 pf tje Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nations, 1989) that 'neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release' shall be imposed for offences committed by anyone under 18, and that... Language: en |