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United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines)

Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 45/112 of 14 December 1990 I. Fundamental...

Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System

Recommended by Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/30 of 21 July 1997 1. Pursuant to...

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)

Part one GENERAL PRINCIPLES 1. Fundamental perspectives 1.1 Member States shall seek, in...

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules)

I. General principles 1. Fundamental aims 1.1 The present Standard Minimum Rules provide a set...

United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty

Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/113 of 14 December 1990 I. Fundamental perspectives 1...

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention, (a) Recalling the principles proclaimed in...

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)

The General Conference of the International Labour Organization , Having been convened at...

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)

The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, Having been convened at Geneva...

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

The States Parties to the present Protocol, Considering that, in order further to achieve the...

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

The States Parties to the present Protocol, Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the...

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