PreambleThe High Contracting Parties, Considering that the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved on 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly have affirmed the principle that human beings shall enjoy...
Part OneGeneral Principles1. Fundamental perspectives
1.1 Member States shall seek, in conformity with their respective general interests, to further the well-being of the juvenile and her or his family.
1.2 Member States shall endeavour to develop...
I. Fundamental Perspectives 1. The juvenile justice system should uphold the rights and safety and promote the physical and mental well-being of juveniles. Imprisonment should be used as a last resort. 2. Juveniles should only be deprived of their...
I. Fundamental Principles1. The prevention of juvenile delinquency is an essential part of crime prevention in society. By engaging in lawful, socially useful activities and adopting a humanistic orientation towards society and outlook on life,...
LOS ESTADOS PARTES DE LA PRESENTE CONVENCIÓN,RECONOCIENDO que el respeto irrestricto a los derechos humanos ha sido consagrado en la Declaración Americana de los Derechos y Deberes del Hombre y en la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos y...
CONSIDERANDO:Que los pueblos americanos han dignificado la persona humana y que sus constituciones nacionales reconocen que las instituciones jurídicas y políticas, rectoras de la vida en sociedad, tienen como fin principal la protección de los...
WHEREAS: The American peoples have acknowledged the dignity of the individual, and their national constitutions recognize that juridical and political institutions, which regulate life in human society, have as their principal aim the protection of...
PreambleThe States Parties to this Statute, Conscious that all peoples are united by common bonds, their cultures pieced together in a shared heritage, and concerned that this delicate mosaic may be shattered at any time, Mindful that during this...
THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION, RECOGNIZING that full respect for human rights has been enshrined in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and reaffirmed in other...
List of States which have accepted the contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Declarations and reservations.
Articles
Part 1 - State Obligations and Rights Protected
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