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Legal Terms - doli capax
Capable of wrong. A youngster below the age of 10 is considered incapable of criminal responsibility. Children above the age of 10
are doli capax and are regarded as adults, although they are typically adjudicated in specialized child courts (with the exception of homicide and some other serious offenses) and subjected to distinct penalties. Formerly, there was a rebuttable presumption that a kid between the ages of 10 and 14 was likewise doli incapax (incapable of wrong). This assumption has been eliminated (Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s 34).
Capable of wrong. A youngster below the age of 10 is considered incapable of criminal responsibility. Children above the age of 10
are doli capax and are regarded as adults, although they are typically adjudicated in specialized child courts (with the exception of homicide and some other serious offenses) and subjected to distinct penalties. Formerly, there was a rebuttable presumption that a kid between the ages of 10 and 14 was likewise doli incapax (incapable of wrong). This assumption has been eliminated (Crime and Disorder Act 1998 s 34).
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