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Was the Abolition of the Doctrine of Doli Incapax Necessary?

Wishart, Hannah/HW (2012) Was the Abolition of the Doctrine of Doli Incapax Necessary? United Kingdom Student Law Review, 1 (2). pp. 50-63.

Item Type: Article

Abstract

This article considers how the 1997 New Labour election has changed what it means to hold children criminally responsible in the criminal law. In order to do so,this article will focus on
examining New Labour's decision to abolish the
longstanding doctrinal defence of doli incapax via asking whether the abolition of the doctrine of doli incapax was necessary and founded upon proper grounds given the low age of criminal responsibility imposed. As a result of such an enquiry it will be revealed legal academics are still questioning the doctrine's existence in the criminal law more than 15 years after its abolition.

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Depositing User: Hannah Wishart

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Item ID: 15007
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/15007

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ORCID for Hannah/HW Wishart: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6491-8556

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Date Deposited: 15 Aug 2022 09:53
Last Modified: 15 Aug 2022 09:53

Contributors

Author: Hannah/HW Wishart ORCID iD

University Divisions

Institute of Arts and Creative Industries > Art and Design Workstream

Subjects

Law > Criminal Law
Social Sciences > Criminology
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