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. 24

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