cuantía de responsabilidad civil

09:26 Apr 26, 2018 

in the insurance industry (at least in the UK), liability is used rather than civil liability.

09:21 Apr 26, 2018 

but I have finally manged to contact the author, who says it refers to “indemnización económica que el condenado debe pagar por los daños y prejuicios producidos” so my intuition was correct but it seemsm unlikely that minors would be made to pay damages.

04:51 Apr 26, 2018 

Thanks for your help. There is no other context, as I have said this is just an example of misunderstanding due to the use of non child-friendly language. When I first read it, I assumed "cuantía" referred to some sort of payment as I don't recall ever seeing it used in other contexts.

00:24 Apr 26, 2018 

...are they really speaking of civil liability here? I know that's a straight translation, but I would like to know more about the article to be convinced

22:53 Apr 25, 2018 

I agree with Phil's ambivalence and reasons for it. Using Thos West as a guide, I would plump for "extent of their civil liability" (as opposed to criminal liability).

17:39 Apr 25, 2018 

That makes a lot more sense. So it sounds like someone has used the term "cuantía de responsabilidad civil", and they don't understand it. In this context, I think it means damages.

17:35 Apr 25, 2018 

No mention is made of their offences. Most of the article is a fairly tedious list of observations from courtrooms on the implementation of EU guidelines on child-friendly justice.

17:33 Apr 25, 2018 

I have just come across another example:
. Así, a veces las juezas preguntaron explícitamente si el lenguaje era comprensible para el menor (por ejemplo, NC 8.9). De hecho, se ha comprobado que en un 65,6% de las ocasiones se les daba una explicación adicional sobre temas como la conformidad, la responsabilidad civil o la insolvencia"

17:32 Apr 25, 2018 

Before and after are just other examples of legelese the accused find difficult to understand, such as "prestar consentimiento".

17:27 Apr 25, 2018 

I don't think we have enough context to fully understand this. That may not be your fault - it's possible the Spanish isn't very well written and doesn't explain the point very well. Who are these youths, and what have they done?
What does it say before and after this?