Practical Dilemmas and Ways out of the System of Approved Recourse for Underage Minors
Article 17,paragraph 3,of China's Criminal Law provides for a system of auth-orization for prosecution of underage minors that is similar in nature and content to the malice supplies the age rules of common law countries,and which provides a more flexible institutional model for dealing with cases of crimes committed by underage minors in China.However,the unclear procedural positioning of the system for authorizing the prosecution of underage minors and the imbalance between the protection and the punishment of minors.To improve the system for authorizing the prosecution of underage minors,it is necessary to clarify its procedural posi-tioning,establish the principle of two-way protection,and improve the system of graded treat-ment for minors who have committed crimes.
Underage MinorsCapacity for Criminal ResponsibilityAuthorization of Re-courseMalice Supplies the Age