L25 (A & B) Therapeutic Courts Flashcards
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Who does Doli Incapax apply to?
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Children aged under 14 and 10+
2
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What does Doli Incapax translate to?
A
Incapable of crime
3
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What is the Doli Incapax rule?
A
The rationale for the presumption of doli incapax is that a child under 14 is not intellectually and morally developed to appreciate the difference between right and wrong. Therefore a child under 14 lacks the capacity for men’s rea.
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