According to this distinction, young people considered to be teenagers are generally (but not always) brought to justice in the Youth Court and can benefit from other special protection measures. In some states, for example, a parent or legal guardian must be present during police interrogations, or their name may be treated confidentially when charged with a crime. For many offences (particularly more violent offences), the age at which a minor can be tried as an adult varies from under 18 or (less often) under 16. [14] In Kentucky, for example, the lowest age at which a young person can be tried as an adult, regardless of the abomination of the crime, is 14 years old. When a minor cancels a contract, he must return the property. In the second example above, the minor must return the car if he cannot maintain the payments. The minor may also have to pay for the repair of any damage to the property. When a minor contract to purchase or lease land or service involving current obligations (for example. B marriages or share acquisitions), such a contract is mandatory for the minor at the age of majority, he should not decide to revoke it within a reasonable time. [17] The appropriate time is indicated, although Carnell/Harrison[18] is clear that the action on agreement, without knowing the right to refuse, is not a sufficient reason to cancel a contract.
[19] Pre-refusal financial obligations are mandatory for minors. [20] A minor in a rental agreement may be sued for non-payment of rent. [21] In further, in Steinberg/Scala Ltd[22], the recovery of payments made in Steinberg/Scala Ltd was denied and future undertakings were suspended in favour of refusal. [20] A minor can only be hired as an apprentice if his guardian has a contract with the employer on his behalf. These contracts are mandatory for minors. When a minor enters into a contract, the parents are not parties and cannot be held liable if the minor does not comply with the contractual terms. But if a parent or both parents sign a contract with the minor, the contract is valid and they are subject to the conditions. The U.S. Department of Defense said they would not consider „enemy combatants“ to be „enemy combatants“ held in extra-judicial detention centers in Guantanamo Bay detention camps unless they were under 16 years of age. [16] In any case, only three of the more than a dozen inmates under the age of 16 were separated from the adult prison population.