Child-friendly justice: past, present and future

Liefaard, T.; Kilkelly, U. (2018)

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This chapter examines the concept of child-friendly justice by means of an analysis of the drafting, content and implementation of the Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice. It draws attention to the important concept of child-friendly justice, which embraces the children's rights in the juvenile justice system. The chapter traces history of child-friendly justice, explains the Guidelines adopted in 2010, and examines the implementation of the Guidelines with reference to EU studies that have sought to evaluate the extent to which child-friendly justice is observed in practice. It assesses critically the future direction of children's rights within juvenile justice and identifies some of the challenges that lie ahead. A number of key themes emerged from the analysis of the consultation with children and young people including a strong emphasis on the importance of family, a general mistrust of authority and a consistently expressed desire to be heard.

• All authors: Liefaard, T.; Kilkelly, U.
• Editor(s): Goldson B.
• Date: 2018-09-03
• Title of host publication: Juvenile Justice in Europe. Past, Present and Future
• Pages: 57 - 73
• ISBN (print): 9781138721319