SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 73
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- For the justice process to be truly restorative there must first be sufficient evidence to support the charge against the child (a prima facie case), and the alleged offence must fall within the scope of offences eligible for diversion as defined by the law. The child offender must admit responsibility for the offence and the entire process must be undertaken voluntarily - this demonstrates the offender's willingness to participate in the process and make amends. A child's admission of responsibility must never be obtained through undue pressure or coercion. It is also necessary to obtain the consent of the child's parent(s), guardian or the responsible adult, as well as the voluntary consent of the victim, without coercion or undue pressure, to diversion to a restorative process.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 73
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