Faculty of Law, University of Tuzla
Received: 19 May 2020
Accepted: 17 June 2020
UDK: 343.2/.7:343.91-053.6(4)
Pages: 105-126
doi: doi.org/10.47152/rkkp.58.1.2.6
The aim of this study was to provide a brief survey of supranational standards dealing with juveniles in conflict with the law contained in some documents of the Council of Europe and the European Union and in the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. In this regard, the most significant standards contained in European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures (2008) and Guidelines on child-friendly justice (2010) of the Council of Europe and Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings are presented. In conclusion, it was noted that the regional legal framework in the area in question is in a considerable extent harmonized with the mentioned documents, but also it was indicated that individual standards should be impregnated de lege ferenda into regional laws in the field of juvenile criminal justice.
KEY WORDS: juvenile offenders / European standards / rights of children and minors.
