Criminal court for minors – Wikipedia

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This article concerns the criminal court of minors, which judges the most serious crimes. It should not be confused with the children’s court.

Criminal court for minors
Situation
Creation	2012
Dissolution	July 1, 2017
Organisation
Members	Court : 1 Children’s judge presiding over the court 2 other magistrates
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The Criminal court for minors was, in France, a court of the tribunal de grande instance, established the first ^is January 2012 , who judged the crimes punishable by at least 3 years imprisonment and committed by repeat minors of more than 16 years old (at the time of the facts).

The criminal court for minors had the power to pronounce sentences, measures and educational sanctions.

There were 154 correctional courts for minors: these were located in every tribunal de grande instance where there is a children’s court.

In accordance with the commitments of the President of the Republic François Hollande, the correctional courts for minors have been eliminated the first ^is January 2017 ^{[ first ]} .

The court is chaired by a children’s judge assisted by two other magistrates.

Related articles [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• Children’s court
• Children’s judge
• Minors Assize Court
• Juvenile delinquency

external links [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• Criminal court for minor on the portal of the Ministry of Justice and Freedoms
• Law establishing the criminal court of minors (legifrance.gouv.fr)
• “Popular jurors and justice of minors: what innovations?” (Service-public.fr)
• “Towards a criminal court for minors” on lefigaro.fr
• “Justice of minors: what the bill” on lemonde.fr provided for

• French law portal