IJJO / International Juvenile Justice Observatory

International - The electronic Newsletter of the IJJO, is a service created by the Observatory for its users and collaborators, to receive it monthly in your email it’s only necessary to register as a user or collaborator.

IJJO / International Juvenile Justice Observatory

International - The International Juvenile Justice Observatory is pleased to announce the organization of The Second International Conference entitled 'Juvenile Justice In Europe: A Framework for the Integration' in Brussels (Belgium) on 24th and 25th October 2006.

The subject matter of this conference is based on the challenge of promoting a reflection about a major harmonization of legislation and common ways of action in prevention, treatment and integration policies, regarding juveniles and young people in conflict with the law.

IJJO / International Juvenile Justice Observatory

National, Philippines - One of the ambition of the IJJO is to offer you day after day an updated and personalized information. That is why we have created a new service which is called 'IJJO Interviews'. In this first edition, the IJJO has asked Mr. Alberto Muyot, UNICEF (Philippines), to answer our questions about the new law that has been approved in the Philippines: ‘The Juvenile Justice Welfare Act 2006'.

This law forbids the imprisonment of minors, increases the criminal liability age from 9 to 15 years old, and introduces the concept of restorative justice instead of criminal justice.This law also permits the creation of rehabilitation programmes and alternatives for imprisonment, as well as rehabilitation services and accompaniment of the minor.

In this interview, Mr. Muyot, member of UNICEF Philippines, tells about the progress of the situation of minors in conflict with the law and a better protection of the minor’s rights.

IJJO / International Juvenile Justice Observatory

European Union, European Union - The International Juvenile Justice Observatory is pleased to communicate the proposal to establish a European Criminal Law Ombudsman.

During the conference organised by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), on the initiative of their Criminal Law Committee, Fernando Piernavieja, a Spanish speaker, explained the existing difficulties caused by the implementation of the European Arrest Warrant as well as the exercise of the rights of the defence.

As a result of the dialogue during the debates and reports by lawyers, judges and community officers, the CCBE asks that this person will have the power to report the misuse and violations of procedural criminal law and human rights, independently and with moral authority.