Doli Incapax Under Threat
(1994) 53 Cambridge Law Journal at 426
3 Pages Posted: 7 Feb 2014
Date Written: 1994
Abstract
The decision in C v DPP changed the presumption that a young person aged between ten and fourteen cannot be convicted of a criminal offence unless awareness of serious wrongdoing can be proved. This article addresses whether the strong criticism of the presumption is valid, concluding overall that the criticism is too harsh. There is also an issue of whether it is the role of the court to confront these types of issues, or whether they are best left to Parliament. Abstract by Rose Goss.
Keywords: Doli Incapax, presumption, C v DPP, restrospective
JEL Classification: K1, K14
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