SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 126
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Legislation should recognize that restorative justice and informal justice or conflict-resolution mechanisms, while being accessible at the local and community levels and playing an important role in the protection and reintegration of children, should never jeopardize children's rights or preclude children from having access to the formal justice system.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children