JUVENILE CRIMINAL LAW. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

On July the 1st, 1899, the first specific court for minors (Children´s Court of Cook Country) started working. In 1901 it appeared in Philadelphia.

Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child. League of Nations, 1924.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, 1948

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Council of Europe, 1950

Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Proclaimed by  UN General Assembly, resolution 1386 (XIV), 1959

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Adopted by UN General Assembly, resolution 2200 (XXI), 1966 (ratified 1977).

Resolution 78 (62) of the COuncil of Europe on juvenile delinquency and social change, regarding changes of contemporary society. Adopted by the Committee of Ministers

on September 29, 1978

Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules). Adopted by UN General Assembly (Resolution 40/ 33) 1985.

Recommendation 87(20) on Social Reactions to Juvenile delinquency. Committee of Ministers. 1987.

Convention on the Rights of the Child. Passed by UN General Assembly (resolution 44/25), 1989. (Ratification 1990).

UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency 1990 (Riyadh Guidelines). Resolution 45/112, December 14, 1990.

UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty. Resolution 45/113. 1990.

Council of Europe Recommendation 2003 (20), concerning new ways of dealing with Juvenile Delinquency and the role of Juvenile Justive

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Resolution 2000/17 of the UN Sub- Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on international law and the imposition of of the death penalty on those aged under 18 at the time of the commission of the offence