Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
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The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, often referred to as the Beijing Rules, is a resolution of the United Nations
General Assembly
regarding the treatment of juvenile prisoners and offenders in member nations.
, Venezuela
. The UN had previously declared 1980 the "Year of the Child".
Mr. Dahn Batchelor, who holds a certificate in criminology and participant at that Congress, presented a paper about the need for a bill of rights
for young offenders. The United States
delegation supported the paper. Much drafting of the policy took place at a conference in Beijing
, China
. It was originally proposed as a Bill of Rights for Young Offenders, but was eventually renamed the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules on the Administration of Juvenile Justice.
The proposed draft was then discussed at length at the United Nations Seventh Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in Milan
, Italy
, in September 1985.
It was adopted on 29 November 1985 by the United Nations General Assembly.
United Nations
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General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
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regarding the treatment of juvenile prisoners and offenders in member nations.
History
In September 1980, the United Nations held its Sixth Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in CaracasCaracas
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, Venezuela
Venezuela
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. The UN had previously declared 1980 the "Year of the Child".
Mr. Dahn Batchelor, who holds a certificate in criminology and participant at that Congress, presented a paper about the need for a bill of rights
Bill of rights
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for young offenders. The United States
United States
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delegation supported the paper. Much drafting of the policy took place at a conference in Beijing
Beijing
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, China
China
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. It was originally proposed as a Bill of Rights for Young Offenders, but was eventually renamed the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules on the Administration of Juvenile Justice.
The proposed draft was then discussed at length at the United Nations Seventh Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in Milan
Milan
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, Italy
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, in September 1985.
It was adopted on 29 November 1985 by the United Nations General Assembly.
See also
- United Nations Standard Minimum RulesUnited Nations Standard Minimum RulesThe United Nations has adopted sets of Standard Minimum Rules addressing the following topics:*Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, 30 August 1955...
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildConvention on the Rights of the ChildThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children...
- Defense of infancyDefense of infancyThe defense of infancy is a form of defense known as an excuse so that defendants falling within the definition of an "infant" are excluded from criminal liability for their actions, if at the relevant time, they had not reached an age of criminal responsibility...