CRC/C/GC/24
Annex
Normative Framework
Juvenile Justice falls within the framework of children’s rights. It is an area in which
international instruments have been developed which provide a clear articulation of systemic
solutions to the issues that arise in the context of children in conflict with the law. The list of
the most important instruments bound to juvenile justice to which this general comment
refers:
• United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
(the “Beijing Rules”), adopted by A/RES 40/33, 29 November 1985;
• United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the “Riyadh
Guidelines”), adopted by A/RES/45/112, 14 December 1990;
• United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty,
adopted by A/RES 45/113 of 14 December 1990;
• United Nations Minimum Standard Rules for Non-Custodial Measures (the “Tokyo
Rules”), A/RES 45/110 of 14 December 1990;
• United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the
“Mandela Rules”) (ECOSOC 1977);
• Basic principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters,
adopted by ECOSOC resolution 2002/12;
• United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial
Measures for Women Offenders (the “Bangkok Rules”), adopted by ECOSOC
resolution 2010/16;
• United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice
Systems, adopted by A/RES 67/458, 2012;
• Justice in Matters Involving Children in Conflict with the Law, Model Law on
Juvenile Justice, UNODC, Vienna (2014) and its commentary.
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