Elements of Comparative Law Regarding the Criminal Liability of Minors

摘要

The basic characteristic of juvenile justice in recent years is represented by a variety of practices and possible solutions, which currently makes it unable to speak of a single or general justice model, nor in terms of its ultimate goal (child protection or punishment), nor in terms of the specific mechanisms by which this purpose must be transposed into practice. The Romanian juvenile justice system, as a particular case, must be classified and analyzed in this broader context and placed in conjunction with the developments and changes at international level in this field, especially in countries with advanced democracies of the European Union.