PUBLICATIONS
May 1, 2005
Questioning the Punishment of Young Offenders
Access to Justice/ Justice Efficency
Questioning the Punishment of Young Offenders
DATE
May 1, 2005
AUTHORS
International Center for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
YEARS
2005
POLICIES
Access to Justice/ Justice Efficency
Questioning the Punishment of Young Offenders
By May 1996, 187 countries had managed to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child without specifying what types of conduct were of the “cruel, inhuman or degrading” variety nominally prohibited by Article 37(a). Whether the category is wider for youths or adults also remains unresolved. Adults may be more able to bear physical pain or isolation, while youths already accustomed to correction and subordination may recover more quickly. Furthermore, does the prohibition of certain punishments necessarily imply the existence of usual and humane forms which are beyond reproach? Questions about such issues still clearly need to be answered. This paper discusses the nuances and euphemisms for punishment within the Young Offenders Act.
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