The following entry is excerpted from the Black Letter and Comments of Tentative Draft No. 2, Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law, Part III–Children in the Justice System; Section 17.20 Adjudicative Competence in Criminal Proceedings.
David D. Meyer Posts
Children in Schools: Use of Force to Control and Punish
by David D. Meyer | Apr 12, 2019 | Children and the Law
The following entry is excerpted from the Black Letter and Comments from Tentative Draft No. 2, Part II–Children In Schools; Chapter 8–Discipline And Order Maintenance; Topic 1–The Use Of Force In Response To Student Misbehavior; Section 8.10. Use of Force to Control and Punish.
What is the Children and the Law Restatement?
by David D. Meyer | Oct 19, 2018 | Children and the Law
The Children and the Law Restatement aims to present a contemporary conception of parental rights and authority with the promotion of child welfare as a core goal, while grappling with questions about the legal personhood of children. Here is a video explaining the scope of the project.
Use of Incriminating Disclosures in Connection with Transfer Proceedings
by David D. Meyer | Oct 5, 2018 | Children and the Law
This week, project participants for ALI’s Children and the Law Restatement gather in Philadelphia to discuss Preliminary Draft No. 5, which includes three Sections from Part III. Children in the Justice System:
Parental Authority and Responsibility for Medical Care
by David D. Meyer | Apr 20, 2018 | Children and the Law
Two Sections from the 2018 Annual Meeting draft deal with this topic. Black letter for each Section is included below. The full draft contains Comments (with Illustrations) and Reporters’ Notes.
Children in the Justice System
by David D. Meyer | Mar 29, 2018 | Children and the Law
Children and the Law Restatement Reporters Elizabeth Scott, Emily Buss, and David Meyer highlight the ways in which children are different from adults, particularly the heightened vulnerability when in police custody.