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 informs you, that the first presentations made during the II International Conference: 'Juvenile Justice in Europe: A framework for the integration', have been published.

You will find a presentation book which includes the programme, the photos of each table and classifies the speakers’ interventions according to the main crux’s of the conference.

OIJJ / International Juvenile Justice Observatory

National, Spain - The International Juvenile Justice Observatory informs you, that the Congress of Deputies has approved the reform of the Organic Law 5/2000 of the 12th of January, Regulation of the criminal responsibility of Minors.

IJJO / International Juvenile Justice Observatory

National, Chile - The IJJO has the pleasure to inform you about the publication of the second IJJO interview. Paulina Fernández Fawaz, National Director of the National Service for Minors (SENAME) in Chile, has answered our questions about the ‘Law No. 20.084 criminal responsibility of juveniles.’

This law emphasizes the special principles and guarantees of the attention towards the minor in the process of growing, the need of immediacy in the proceedings and the respect the major interest of the minor. The age of criminal responsibility is set at 14 years, for adolescents older than 14 years and younger than 18 years. It also includes factors to obtain an efficient social reinsertion and a major responsabilisation of their acts.

In this interview, Mrs. Fernández, informs us about the fundamental changes which will affect minors in conflict with the law and reasserts the importance of a greater respect of the minor’s rights and emphasizes as a fundamental principle, the maximum consideration of the superior interest of the adolescent.

IJJO / International Juvenile Justice Observatory

International - The International Juvenile Justice Observatory informs you, about the publication of a study on 'Violence against children', elaborated by the Secretary General of the United Nations.

The purpose of the study is to analyze the situation of children around the world, that are victim of abuse and to propose some clear recommendations in order to prevent violence. In October 2006, the study was presented during the United Nations General Assembly and the different results and proposals were examined.