Child-friendly justice in the context of child participation in criminal procedure

  • Olga V. Petrova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The author of the article defines necessity of systematic improvement of the legal regulation of the child participation in the criminal procedure of the Republic of Belarus and the harmonisation and integration of the justice system with the child protection system. The paper points out the lack of the consistency of terminology. Child-friendly justice is considered as more acceptable definition. The author studies the substantial characteristics of the definition, identifies positive tendencies in law enforcement in the Republic of Belarus and directions of enhancing criminal justice based on a child-friendly approach.

Author Biography

Olga V. Petrova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (law), docent; associate professor at the department of criminal procedure and directorate of public prosecutions, faculty of law

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Published
2023-09-11
Keywords: child, best interest of the child, child-friendly justice, protection of human rights, criminal procedure
How to Cite
Petrova, O. V. (2023). Child-friendly justice in the context of child participation in criminal procedure. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law, 2, 77-84. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/law/article/view/5709
Issue
No 2 (2023): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law
Section
Сriminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics

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