BORA Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill [pdf, 408 KB]
...note that in T and V v United Kingdom,[5] the European Court was asked to decide whether the attribution of criminal responsibility to a child as young as ten violated the equivalent provision of the European Convention of Human Rights. Rejecting the applicant's claim, the Court noted that since the Convention was a living instrument, it was legitimate when deciding whether a measure was acceptable under one of its provisions to take account of the standards prevailing amongst States...