Juvenile Justice Reform in CEECIS - International Standards

PLENARY PRESENTATIONS

The new General Comment N°10 on Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice: A tool for the States, Jean Zermatten, Director of the International Institute for the Rights of the Child, Sion, Switzerland, and member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Latest developments in the Council of Europe's work on child-friendly justice, Sabrina Cajoly, Programme Advisor, Public and Private Law Unit, Directorate of Standards Setting, Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe

“Lost in the Justice System” - Juvenile justice trends in CEE/CIS, Helen Moestue, Consultant, UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS with a commentary by Nigel Cantwell, child protection expert

System assessment as the foundation of juvenile justice reform:

System assessment as a mobilization process: the example of Serbia

Participatory situation analysis as the foundation of national reform, Zoran Simonovic, Deputy Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice Committee and Rehabilitation Officer at the Juvenile Correctional Institution in Krusevac
The role of civil society in promoting and implementing reform, the experience of the Belgrade Child Rights Centre, Nevena Vuckovic-Sahovic, Belgrade University, Law Faculty, and member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

UNICEF’s engagement in Juvenile Justice work in CEE/CIS, Jean-Claude Legrand, Regional Advisor Child Protection, UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS

Introduction of the aims and expected outcomes of the working groups, Séverine Jacomy-Vité, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS

WORKING GROUPS

Legal and policy change
Training
Coordination

Diversion and alternative sentences
Rehabilitation and post-release support
Monitoring and resources