DCI – Protection of Juveniles 4

Defence for Children International

UN Rules for

Protection of Juveniles

THE STATUS OF THE RULES

Although the Rules per se are in the form of a non-binding

recommendation, some of the rules have become binding by virtue of their

incorporation into treaty law. They are also elaborations of the basic

principles found in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Juveniles Under Arrest

or Awaiting Trial