This Is a Prompt My Social Studies Teacher Gave Me and My Response Against Juvenile Execution

Imagine you are a Supreme Court Justice. The case before you deals with at what age criminals should be subject to the death penalty. As a Supreme Court Justice you are asked to issue a clear-cut verdict supporting or against the issue. Write an essay persuading your fellow Justices to side with your verdict.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the American Convention on Human Rights oppose executing a juvenile. There has been thirteen juvenile offenders executed in the past five years. …