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<p>The evolution of international regulation in the field of protection of children’s rights has its first beginnings as early as 1924, with the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Children. Ordinance for the benefit of children, also known as the Declaration of Geneva. “The delinquent child must be saved” is the rule from this document which emphasizes the need for special treatment, care and assistance of the child who has crossed the limits of legal and social norms as well as behavioral rules. It is clear that the violation of children’s rights is the most serious form of violation of human rights, and that a state cannot be called democratic if it does not proclaim and guarantee these rights.</p>
<p>The norms provided for in international conventions are in the spirit of special care and protection, assistance and containment of minors. International conventions have imperative importance for the states that have signed them, and the international community develops a permanent activity in order to adequately implement the norms of international conventions by the signatory states. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize, through descriptive and normative legal methods, the importance of international legal acts in the advancement of children’s rights at the national and international level.</p>
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The evolution of international regulation in the field of protection of children’s rights has its first beginnings as early as 1924, with the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Children. Ordinance for the benefit of children, also known as the Declaration of Geneva. “The delinquent child must be saved” is the rule from this document which emphasizes the need for special treatment, care and assistance of the child who has crossed the limits of legal and social norms as well as behavioral rules. It is clear that the violation of children’s rights is the most serious form of violation of human rights, and that a state cannot be called democratic if it does not proclaim and guarantee these rights.
The norms provided for in international conventions are in the spirit of special care and protection, assistance and containment of minors. International conventions have imperative importance for the states that have signed them, and the international community develops a permanent activity in order to adequately implement the norms of international conventions by the signatory states. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize, through descriptive and normative legal methods, the importance of international legal acts in the advancement of children’s rights at the national and international level.

International norms and standards for juvenile justice

Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

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The evolution of international regulation in the field of protection of children’s rights has its first beginnings as early as 1924, with the adoption of the...

International norms and standards for juvenile justice

Data publikacji: 21 wrz 2023

Zakres stron: 42 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjir-2023-0005

Słowa kluczowe
juvenile justice, international norms and standards, children right

© 2023 Arta Mehmeti Ademi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

International norms and standards for juvenile justice

Data publikacji: 21 wrz 2023

Zakres stron: 42 - 50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjir-2023-0005

Słowa kluczowejuvenile justice, international norms and standards, children right

© 2023 Arta Mehmeti Ademi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
juvenile justice, international norms and standards, children right