JUVENILE JUSTICE: Fact sheet - Justice for Children

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Summary: The first “Factsheet on Justice for Children” by the Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ) has been designed to inform the reader on common approaches to achieving justice for children in accordance with the Guidance Note of the UN Secretary General: “UN Approach to Justice for Children”, published in September 2008.pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/IPJJ_FactsheetJusticeForChildren_2012_EN.pdf

Organisation: 
Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice
Articles: 
Article 1: Definition of a child
Article 4: Implementation of rights
Article 12: The childs opinion
Article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty
Article 41: Respect for higher standards
Article 3: Best interests of the child
Article 6: Survival and development
Article 19: Protection from abuse and neglect
Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice
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