INTERNATIONAL JURIDICAL PRINCIPLES FOR PREVENTION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND LEGAL LEGISLATION AND PRACTICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Izeti, Muhammed and Nicevic, Muamer (2020) INTERNATIONAL JURIDICAL PRINCIPLES FOR PREVENTION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND LEGAL LEGISLATION AND PRACTICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. PHILOSOPHICA International Journal of Social and Human Sciences, 7 (13-14). pp. 97-111. ISSN 2671-3020

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Abstract

International norms and standards most frequently summarize the new orientation of methods and means for prevention of child abuse, which are systematically placed between the criminal law and protection of children’s rights. The universally acknowledged corpus for human rights and freedoms includes special children’s rights and thereby it expresses the commitment towards especially strengthened protection and development of children, by elimination of all risk factors for the named development. The regulations of international conventions are of crucial importance for the countries which have ratified them. It is an area which treats the conscience for the need to respect them as the highest, and simultaneously, the strictest criteria for affiliation of the country to the civilized countries, as well as violating children’s rights as the harshest violation of human rights. Nevertheless, the application of international conventions in this area, secured by international mechanisms and instruments, doesn’t prevent continuous activity of the international community for its’ consistent application by the member states. Following contemporary tendencies and international legal standards in the field of juvenile judiciary, Republic of North Macedonia adopted a Law on Children Justice, which surely represents a significant reform in the field of juvenile criminal law. According to duty obliged by law, it applied organization and realization of professional improvement of officials who are working on juvenile delinquency and criminal protection of children, respectively education of police officers, social workers, mediators, advocates and penitentiaries’ employees, in the direction of their education, respectively specialization for dealing with juvenile delinquents, as well as dealing with children and minors, in cases when they appear in the role of victims or witnesses of a criminal act. The objective of this paper is to introduce the harmonization of legislation in the Republic of North Macedonia with international legal regulations for prevention of juvenile delinquency, with the aim of presenting a clear picture of a more pragmatic and more humane approach towards juvenile delinquency in the Republic of North Macedonia.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Juvenile delinquency, legal regulation, international legal regulations, Republic of North Macedonia
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited: 18 Nov 2020 14:36
Last Modified: 18 Nov 2020 14:36
URI: http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/649

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