In case of diversion, including mediation, a child must have the opportunity to give free and voluntary consent and must be given the opportunity to obtain legal and other advice and assistance in determining the appropriateness and desirability of the diversion proposed.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2009
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 12, The right of the child to be heard (2009), para. 59.