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Final Draft Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child Friendly Justice

Document number
2422
Date
2010
Title
Final Draft Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child Friendly Justice
Author/publisher
Council of Europe
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations, International Law, Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Child Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Child protection systems, Family reunification, Guardian, Family Tracing, Age Assessment, Freedom from Detention, Interim Care, Integration, Adoption,
Summary
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 15.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe, adopts the following guidelines to serve as a practical tool for member states in adapting their judicial and non-judicial systems to the specific rights, interests and needs of children and invites member states to ensure that they are translated and widely disseminated among all authorities responsible for or otherwise involved with children’s rights in justice.
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