major d'edat penal

English translation: age of criminarl responsibility

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Catalan term or phrase:major d'edat penal
English translation:age of criminarl responsibility
Entered by: MargaBBB

13:11 Nov 28, 2005
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
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Catalan term or phrase: major d'edat penal
Si l'interessat fos major d'edat penal, haurà d'aportar certificat d'antecedents penals, expedit per les autoritats del país o països en els quals hagi residit durant els cinc anys anteriors a la seva entrada a Espanya, degudament legalitzat, i en el qual no hauran de constar condemnes per delictes existents en el ordenament espanyol.

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Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 23:59
age of criminal responsibility
Explanation:
See report from the Guardian on the James Bulger case.

There is no other legal or social arena where we give children complete responsibility at 10, mostly for good reason. The important thing is the consequence of being over the age of criminal responsibility, not the age per se. Other countries with a very low age (10 or less) usually have a period where responsibility is not absolute until mid-to late teens, or where the response to breaking the law is welfare-oriented rather than retributive. For example, the age in Scotland is eight but the consequences are almost all framed within the welfare system.
Verdict: Age isn't the issue





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Note added at 11 mins (2005-11-28 13:22:53 GMT)
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I mean 'over the age of criminal responsibility' (see text I quote)
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MargaBBB
Local time: 23:59
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Thanks all:-)
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4 +1minimum legal age for criminal responsibility
Ross Andrew Parker
4 +1age of criminal responsibility
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minimum legal age for criminal responsibility


Explanation:
http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&q="legal age for criminal ...

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-28 13:17:26 GMT)
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"for" OR "of"

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 23:59
Native speaker of: English
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agree  Joaquim Siles-Borràs: that's the way I would say it!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
age of criminal responsibility


Explanation:
See report from the Guardian on the James Bulger case.

There is no other legal or social arena where we give children complete responsibility at 10, mostly for good reason. The important thing is the consequence of being over the age of criminal responsibility, not the age per se. Other countries with a very low age (10 or less) usually have a period where responsibility is not absolute until mid-to late teens, or where the response to breaking the law is welfare-oriented rather than retributive. For example, the age in Scotland is eight but the consequences are almost all framed within the welfare system.
Verdict: Age isn't the issue





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Note added at 11 mins (2005-11-28 13:22:53 GMT)
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I mean 'over the age of criminal responsibility' (see text I quote)


    Reference: http://www.unicef.org/pon97/p56a.htm
MargaBBB
Local time: 23:59
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Thanks all:-)

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agree  Sheila Hardie: sounds right to me, see also:http://www.google.com/search?q="over the age of criminal res...
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