SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 119
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Restorative justice represents a paradigm shift in how justice for children and young people is perceived in many countries around the world. It is anchored in the inalienable rights of the child and promotes the accountability and reintegration of children who have committed an offence through a non-adversarial and voluntary process, based on dialogue and problem solving.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children