The State and the Schooling of Children

Children and the Law

474 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This is the second volume in the three volume collection entitled Children and the Law. Volume two, Children andThe Criminal Justice System, will focus on the constitutional rights of children who appear before a juvenile court. This volume will cover issues of legal council, the state taking criminal custody of a child, a reasonable doubt, public trials and jury trials of children, protection against double jeopardy, the rights of children not to face those they accuse (particularly in the case of sexual offences). Finally, this volume will address when minors may be tried as adults and when they may be executed.