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Editorial by Yves Thréard: "Law on Juvenile Justice, Confiscated Democracy"

Summary by Le Figaro
As a result of a decision of the Constitutional Council, the challenge of reducing sentences for 16-18-year-olds will not take place, yet it will be imposed, and for a long time.

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Jean-Philippe Derosier, a specialist in constitutional law, goes back to the recent decisions of the institution, in particular that of censoring several articles of the Juvenile Justice Act. He refutes the political character of the act.

·Paris, France
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As a result of a decision of the Constitutional Council, the challenge of reducing sentences for 16-18-year-olds will not take place, yet it will be imposed, and for a long time.

·Paris, France
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Minors, major crimes: Is juvenile criminal justice in Costa Rica failing? Introduction Costa Rica faces a worrying increase in crimes committed by children aged 15 to 17, many of them linked to organized crime. What is striking is that, although these adolescents act as adults in the criminal sphere, the Costa Rican penal system continues to treat them as minors. Faced with this discrepancy, the proposal arises: to reduce the age of majority to …

The text aimed at strengthening the criminal response for adolescents has been rebutted on several key points, in the name of fundamental educational principles. The Constitutional Council has censored several major provisions of the law passed by the former head of government on juvenile justice. Among the invalidated articles are those that provided for [...] The article The reform of the juvenile justice of Attal partially invalidated by the …

The Constitutional Council decided yesterday, Thursday, 19 June, to censor many of the provisions of the law "to strengthen the authority of justice with regard to juvenile offenders and their parents".

The Constitutional Council has recently censored a number of key measures under Gabriel Attal's law to strengthen juvenile justice. Maud Bregeon, Member of Parliament Together for the Republic, calls for a review of the legal or even constitutional framework to better respond to the rise of juvenile violence.

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lejdd.fr broke the news in on Friday, June 20, 2025.
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