Crossed perspectives on the status of minors" symposium

Friday, November 10, 2017 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Faculty of Law and Political Science, Amphi 201, Building 2

The symposium A look at the status of minors "Organized by Professor Marie-Christine Sordino, head of the Montpellier criminal law team, and Gaëlle Serva, Doctor of Law at the University of Montpellier, this is a highly topical event.
The recent reforms of March 14, 2016 relating to " child protection "and November 18, 2016 for the modernization of justice in the 21st century "Once again, we see the need to reflect on the status of minors in France.
To be considered " not as a shrinking adult, but as a being in training In the words of Robert BADINTER, "the medico-judicial treatment of minors - whether offenders or victims - presents a certain challenge, requiring the various legal and social players to reconcile the need for repression, the duty to educate and special protection.
And yet, it has to be said that the right balance has yet to be struck. For a century, the status of minors has been at the heart of inextricable debates - on issues such as the very definition of the notion of minority, the determination of a minor's civil and criminal liability, the characterization of a minor's discernment or his or her consent to sexual offences.
This scientific meeting, organized by the Montpellier Criminal Law Team (EDPM-UMR 5815), features a variety of presentations, round-table discussions and debates. Legal dynamics), aims to explore these issues in greater depth. By comparing the points of view of academics and professionals, lawyers, psychologists, community workers and youth protection workers, it traces the various advances and grey areas in the justice system as it deals with minors who are ambivalent, between delinquents and victims.