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Justice for children

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International standards

  1. UN Standard Minimum Rules on the Treatment of Prisoners, 1977 (In English)
  2. UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice or 'The Beijing Rules', 1985 (In English)
  3. UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency or 'The Riyadh Guidelines', 1990 (In English)
  4. UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty or 'JDLs', 1990 (In English)
  5. UN Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures or 'The Tokyo Rules', 1990 (In English)
  6. Basic principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters. ECOSOC Resolution 2000/14, 2000 (In English)
  7. UN Declaration on Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power. UN General Assembly Resolution 40/34 (1985) (In English) (In Russian)
  8. UN Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, 1990 (In English) (In Russian)
  9. Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, 1990 (In English) (In Russian)
  10. UN Guidelines on Justice in matters involving child victims and witnesses of crime, 2005 (In English) (In Russian)
  11. UN Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System. ECOSOC Resolution 1997/30 (1997) (In English) (In Russian)
  12. General comment 10, Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice, 2007 (In English) (In Russian)
  13. Council of Europe Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice, 2010 (In English)

No.1-7 can be downloaded in one file entitled "Compendium of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice" (In English), (In Russian)

General resources on justice for children and access to justice

  • Secretary-General guidance note on the UN approach to justice for children, 2008 (In English) (In Russian)
  • The UN common approach to justice for children (In English)
  • No rights without accountability: promoting access to justice for children, Anne Grandjean in legal empowerment: Practioners’ perspective, International Development Law Organisation, 2010 (In English)
  • United Nations Rule of Law Indicators – Implementation Guide and Project Tools, DPKO and OHCHR, 2011 (In English)
  • Programming for Justice: Access for All; A practitioner’s guide to a human rights based approach to access to justice; UNDP; 2005 (In English)
  • Making law work for everyone; Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor; 2008 (In English)

General resources on juvenile justice

  • Innocenti Digest, juvenile justice (In English)
  • Manual for the measurement of juvenile justice indicators, UNICEF and UNODC, 2006 (In English) (In Russian)
  • Guidance for legislative reform on juvenile justice, UNICEF, 2011 (In English)
  • Juvenile justice training manual, UNICEF and PRI, 2006 (In English) (In Russian)
  • Criteria for the design and evaluation of juvenile justice reform programmes, Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice, 2010 (In English)
  • Administrative detention of children: a global report – Discussion paper, Children’s Legal Center and UNICEF, 2011 (In English)
  • Child justice bill – budget and implementation plan (South Africa); Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa; 2002 (In English)
  • The dangers of detention: the impact of incarcerating youth in detention and other secure facilities; Justice Policy Institute (In English)
  • The socioeconomic impact of pre-trial detention; Open Society Justice Initiative and UNDP; 2011 (In English)

General resources on child victims and witnesses

  • UN Guidelines on Justice in matters involving child victims and witnesses of crime, Model Law and related commentary, UNODC and UNICEF, 2009 (In English)
  • Handbook for Professionals and Policy-makers on the UN Guidelines on Justice in matters involving child victims and witnesses of crime, UNODC, UNICEF and IBCR, 2009 (In English) (In Russian)
  • Child friendly version of the UN Guidelines in both English and Russian, UNODC, UNICEF and IBCR, 2006 (In English) (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 (In English) 
  • Good practices for the protection of witnesses in criminal proceedings involving organised crime, UNODC, 2008 (In English)
  • The rights of child victims and witnesses of crime – A compilation of selected provisions drawn from international and regional instruments, International Bureau for Child Rights, 2005 (In English)

 

  • List of country-specific websites in the region on child victims and witnesses  (The list is in English. The content of the websites are in local languages)


Regional resources

  • Lost in the Justice System – Children in Conflict with the Law in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2008 (In English),  (In Russian)
  • The Development of Juvenile Justice Systems in Eastern Europe and Central Asia  - Lessons from Albania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine, 2009 (In English)
  • The Development of Juvenile Justice Systems in European Neighbourhood Policy Countries – Reform Achievements and Challenges in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, 2010 (In English)
  • Thematic Evaluation of UNICEF’s Contribution to Juvenile Justice System Reform in Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Tajikistan, 2007 (In English)
  • Regional and International Indicators on Juvenile Justice - Their applicability and relevance in selected countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2009 (In English)
  • Good Practices and Promising Initiatives in the CEE/CIS Region, 2010 (In English)
  • UNICEF Guidance Note for CEE/CIS on Consulting with Children in Juvenile Justice Programming, 2010 (In English)
  • UNICEF Guidance Note for CEE/CIS on Juvenile Justice Programming in the CEE/CIS Region, 2010 (In English)
  • 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 (In English)
  • Juvenile justice in Central Asia; Reform achievements and challenge in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, UNICEF, 2012 (In English)
  • List of resources on child victims and witnesses of crime in the CEE/CIS region (In English)

 

Further resources

 

 

 

 

On-line toolkit on diversion and alternatives to deprivation of liberty, UNICEF, 2011

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This toolkit provides user-friendly guidance and practical tools that clarify what diversion and alternatives are; explain why they are important; provide practical guidance on how to implement diversion and alternatives using a systemic approach and gather together project examples and other resources from a range of countries for easy reference.


NEW ! Juvenile justice in Central Asia

UNICEF launched a new report in June on Central Asia`s progress and challenges towards establishing juvenile justice systems in line with international standards.


Online Training - Juvenile Justice

United Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving child victims and witnesses of crime

This is a free of charge online self-learning tool developed by UNODC, UNICEF and IBCR with the support of the Government of Canada. The course can be taken by any professional or policy-maker interested or working in the area of support to child victims and witnesses of crime. You will need to register with a password.

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