Landmark cases

The decisions that set the terms on which children are tried, sentenced and detained. The reference set is the 100 judgments we treat in full across 10 jurisdictions; 0 are published here so far. Each entry states the principle the court settled, and every case page carries its sources and the date we last checked them.

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Reference information, not legal advice. Juvenile law varies by jurisdiction and changes often.