M anila, Philippines – The debate on lowering the age of criminal liability heated up when the House justice committee approved House Bill (HB) 8858 on January 22, 2019.. Under the proposed bill ...

READ: UNICEF: Lowering criminal liability age harms kids’ well-being Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. said the government should target the drug syndicates, and not the children being used as ...

Reducing the age of criminal liability was the second House bill filed in the 17 th Congress in the new administration, authored by no less than the Speaker himself Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A proposal to lower the age a person could be charged as an adult is moving forward at the state house. Today, Senate Bill 3 passed a Senate Judicial Committee.

New York City law enforcement officials are urging lawmakers to update a state law that increased the age of criminal liability from 16 to 18, arguing it has contributed to a rise in youth gun ...

UN Rights of the Child committee chair says NT government's lowering of criminal age 'contravened' global treaty obligations. Story by Exclusive by Lillian Rangiah • 4mo.

A bill that would effectively lower the age of criminal responsibility in Tennessee from 18 to 17 is receiving support from Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp and opposition from trial ...

That law mandated anyone under the age of 18 would be considered a juvenile. This new bill would lower that to 17. Opponents of Senate Bill 3 testified today that the reforms saw positive results ...

(The Center Square) — New York City law enforcement officials are urging lawmakers to update a state law that increased the age of criminal liability from 16 to 18, arguing it has contributed to ...