. OIJJ . Assistance juridique pour mineurs en conflit avec la loi . Presque tous les états ont ratifié la Convention relative aux Droits de l'Enfant (193 pays sont Etats Parties) qui garantit un procès juste et une assistance juridique pour les jeunes suspects. C'est pour cela que le problème n'est pas la théorie mais celui de l'application pratique. Bien que la majorité d'états ai ratifié la Convention et ai mis en œuvre une législation nationale conformément à ce qui est prévu dans la Convention (ce qui continue à être insatisfaisant dans beaucoup de cas), ils échouent dans la mise en œuvre. Il existe plusieurs raisons pour ce manque d'application, ceci dépend surtout de l'état économique du pays et du manque d'information. D'un côté, il faut informer les enfants sur leurs droits, mais les autorités publiques (surtout la police et les vigilants) doivent savoir comment se comporter et traiter les mineurs délinquants. Travailler avec des enfants en conflit avec la loi est une tâche multidisciplinaire à cent pour cent.
World Information Access Project Why is it important? Section A has shown how the rights of children in conflict with the law relating to diversion and alternatives have been enshrined in international human rights instruments. This fact alone is enough reason to promote diversion and alternatives in the reform of justice for children in conflict with the law. In addition to this, however, there are many other reasons why diversion and alternatives are important. The CRC Preamble reminds us that “in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance” and “as indicated in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, ‘the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth.’” The fact that children in conflict with the law are in a special stage of development has two major ramifications for the criminal justice system: 1. Back to top 1a. 1b. 1c. 1d.
Human Rights Watch Toolkit on Diversion and Alternatives to Detention - Child Development and Psychology B. Child development & psychology • Introduction • 1. Should children be in the criminal justice system in the first place? • 2. If children do need to be in the criminal justice system, how does their developmental status impact on how they should be treated within the system? The CRC Preamble reminds us that “in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance” and “as indicated in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, ‘the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth.’” The fact that children in conflict with the law are in a special stage of development has two major ramifications for the criminal justice system: 1. A summary of risk factors that bring children into conflict with the law is provided below. 1. 1b. Download the 2004 publication 'At what age? 1c. 1d. 2b. 2c. 2d.
Committee to Protect Journalists Bienvenue Internet World Stats Philippines - Home page Children in the Philippines can be arrested and detained like adults from the age of nine years old. The Council for the Welfare of Children reported that from 1995 to 2000, 52,756 children have been in conflict with the law. Many of these cases involved the detention of minors, often in the same cells as adult offenders. More than half of the crimes for which minors are charged are not serious offenses. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed its concern about the Philippine government administers juvenile justice and the incompatibility of the existing justice system with the principles and provisions of the Convention and other international standards relating to juvenile justice. Keep children out of adult jails.
BFM TV actualité française et internationale, émissions en live - BFM TV chaine (TNT, Câble, satellite et ASDL) Revised Rule on Children in Conflict with the Law at Philippine e-Legal Forum Administrative Matter No. 02-1-18-SCREVISED RULE ON CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW Section 1. Applicability of the Rule. – This Rule shall apply to all criminal cases involving children in conflict with the law. A child in conflict with the law is a person who at the time of the commission of the offense is below eighteen years old but not less than fifteen (15) years and one (1) day old. This Rule shall not apply to a person who at the time of the initial contact as defined in Sec. 4(q) of this Rule shall have reached the age of eighteen (18) in which case, the regular rules on criminal procedure shall apply without prejudice to the rights granted under Secs. 53, 54, 55 and 56 of this Rule. Section 2. To attain this objective, the Rule seeks: (a) To provide child-appropriate proceedings, including programs and services for crime prevention, diversion, rehabilitation, re-integration and aftercare to ensure the normal growth and development of the child in conflict with the law;