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Argentina Legal Proceedings Legislation Reform Proposals Reform Legislation Legislation Changes Case Law Régimen Penal Juvenil Legislative Reform Proposed Reduction to 16 Years

Argentina Lowers Age of Criminal Responsibility to 14 as New Juvenile Penal Regime Takes Effect

Provinces must build courts, staff and facilities to apply a single juvenile regime that prioritizes alternatives to detention.

Mendoza Presents Juvenile Procedure Reform as National Law Lowers Age to 14

CCJ Approves Move to Lower Brazil's Criminal Age to 16

Germany’s Justice Minister Rules Out Lowering Criminal Responsibility Below 14

Argentina Pushes Juvenile Justice Bill as Catholic Church Calls for Broader Response

Threats Suspect Freed Under Curbs as Family Cites Confession in Jeremías Monzón Case

Prosecutors Drop Case Against 13-Year-Old in Paderborn Clinic Stabbing

Chinese Teens Sentenced for Brutal Murder of Classmate

Northern Territory Lowers Criminal Responsibility Age to 10, Sparking UN Criticism