Ignorance of law is no excuse. This cardinal principle of law applies to all irrespective of age. Children below seven years of age are regarded doli incapex i.e., Incapable of forming guilty intentions in view of their incapability to distinguish between right and wrong. Children above seven and below twelve years of age enjoy partial immunity under the criminal law depending upon their capabilities to distinguish between right and wrong. Given this legal position the significance for creating legal awareness about the observance of laws in general among the youth of tender years becomes all the more important.

In the modern technological age law has entered every corner of our daily life. Modern technological gadgets are used by everyone, the children are no exception. A slight use of technology in deviation of law attracts penal consequences of greater magnitude at times and even children can’t escape liabilities for such misuse.

Many ills in modern society affect children and youth in greater magnitude. Drug abuse, use of youth for carrying, supplying, transporting drugs and their secret sales with the false assumption that they will be saved from the wrath of liability, are rampant in our society. One of the approaches to curb such menace in the society is to educate the children about the dangerous consequences of violating the law.

Other growing concerns in our society like domestic violence, violation of the rights of senior citizens by especially their own kith and kin, deprivation of women of their rights especially inheritance rights, discrimination on the basis of gender, caste, sexual harassment of women at workplaces, adverse effects on children because of separation, divorce, divorce proceedings in courts, matrimonial trifles among the parents are rampant, only looked down upon by us as conscious citizens, heard by one ear and wiped off from the mind altogether till another similar episode takes place.

Rights of children are now comprehensively dealt with under the law and specific legislations are in place for protection of rights of children. Employment of........

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