The promotion and protection of the rights of the child is one of the objectives of the EU on which the Treaty of Lisbon has put further emphasis. This report is part of a study 'to collect data on children's involvement in judicial proceedings in the EU' which supports the implementation of the...

The promotion and protection of the rights of the child is one of the objectives of the EU on which the Treaty of Lisbon has put further emphasis. This report is part of a study 'to collect data on children's involvement in judicial proceedings in the EU' which supports the implementation of the...

The Austrian criminal justice system provides for extensive rights for children, in particular for child victims. The system for the most part takes into account the best interests of the child, adapting to the level of development and special requirements of the child. The specific rights of...

In general Croatia has a well-developed institutional and legal framework of child-friendly justice in criminal proceedings. With respect to the legal framework, Croatia is a signatory party to all relevant international conventions in this matter and has adopted numerous laws and secondary...

Every child has the right to take part in any criminal proceedings when his/her rights are affected. There are no specific provisions covering a child victim's/witness' ability to report a crime to the police or other competent authorities in Bulgaria. Thus, according to the general rules,...

The "Study on missing children: mapping, data collection and statistics on missing children in the European Union" was conducted by Ecorys on behalf of DG Justice from July 2012 to June 2013 and had two main objectives: to collect and analyse data and to develop the basis to improve the...

Over the last three decades the connections between interpersonal violence, inequalities and human rights have received increasing attention in law, research and practice in the three fields of violence that are subject of this study: violence against women (VAW), violence against children (VAC)...