Introduction

Introduction

Justice for children

Justice for children

UNICEF in action

UNICEF in action

Country profiles

Country profiles

Violence against children

Violence against children

UNICEF in action

UNICEF in action

2005 UN Study on Violence against Children

2005 UN Study on Violence against Children

Child care reform

Child care reform

2011 campaign

2011 campaign

A call to action

A call to action

Why this is urgent

Why this is urgent

Resources on child protection

Resources on child protection

Justice for children

Justice for children

Violence against children

Violence against children

Child care reform

Child care reform

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Justice for children

General resources

• Secretary-General guidance note on the UN approach to justice for children, 2008
  
• The UN common approach to justice for children
  
• No rights without accountability: promoting access to justice for children, Anne Grandjean in legal empowerment: Practioners’ perspective, International Development Law Organisation, 2010
  
• Council of Europe guidelines on child-friendly justice, 2010
  
• General comment 10, Children’s rights in juvenile justice, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2007
  
• Innocenti Digest on juvenile justice, UNICEF  
  
• Manual for the measurement of juvenile justice indicators, UNICEF and UNDOC, 2006 in English and in Russian
  

Guidelines on juvenile justice  

• UN Standard Minimum Rules on the Treatment of Prisoners, 1977
  
• UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty or 'JDLs', 1990
  
• UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency or 'The Riyadh Guidelines', 1990
  
• UN Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures or 'The Tokyo Rules', 1990
  
• UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice or 'The Beijing Rules', 1985
  
• Basic principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters. ECOSOC Resolution 2000/14, 2000
  
• UN Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, 1990
  
• Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, 1990
  

Guidelines on child victims and witnesses

• UN Guidelines on Justice in matters involving child victims and witnesses of crime, 2005, in English and in Russian
  
• UN Guidelines on Justice in matters involving child victims and witnesses of crime, Model Law and related commentary, UNODC and UNICEF, 2009
  
• UN Guidelines for actions on Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power (Ecosoc Resolution 1997/30, 1997
  
• UN Declaration on Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power. UN General Assembly Resolution 40/34, 1985
  
• Handbook for professionals and policy makers on the UN Guidelines on Justice involving child victims and witnesses of crime, UNDOC, UNICEF and IBCR, 2009
  
• Child-friendly version of UN Guidelines UNDOC, UNICEF and IBCR, 2006 in English and in Russian
  
• Child victims in the Union - Rights and Empowerment, CURE, A report of the CURE project 2009-2010, The Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority Sweden, 2010
  
• Good practices for the protection of witnesses in criminal proceedings involving organized crimes, UNDOC, 2008
  
• The rights of child victims and witnesses of crime - a compilation of selected provisions drawn from international amd regional instruments, International Bureau for Child Rights, 2005

Documents from the CEECIS region

• Lost in the Justice System – Children in Conflict with the Law in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2008
  
• The Development of Juvenile Justice Systems in Eastern Europe and Central Asia  - Lessons from Albania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine, 2009
  
• The Development of Juvenile Justice Systems in European Neighbourhood Policy Countries – Reform Achievements and Challenges in Armenia, Azerbiajan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, 2010
  
• Thematic Evaluation of UNICEF’s Contribution to Juvenile Justice System Reform in Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Tajikistan, 2007
  
• Regional and International Indicators on Juvenile Justice - Their applicability and relevance in selected countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2009
  
• Good Practices and Promising Initiatives in the CEE/CIS Region, 2010
  
• UNICEF Guidance Note for CEE/CIS on Consulting with Children in Juvenile Justice Programming, 2010
  
• UNICEF Guidance Note for CEE/CIS on Juvenile Justice Programming in the CEE/CIS Region, 2010
  
• UNICEF Guidance Note for CEE/CIS on responses to children who have infringed the law but are under the minimum age for prosecution as a juvenile offender, 2010