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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Countries

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