Bosnia and Herzegovina 'Developing a Juvenile Justice System in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights, Diversion and Alternatives', Claire Morris, Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR), 2008 [Word 30kb] 2-page summary of a 17-page article outlining opportunities and challenges.
"I would like to commend the Ministry of Justice, the Parliament of Georgia, the Supreme Court, all involved ministries and agencies, civil society organizations, and international and national experts for their efforts in developing a Juvenile Justice Code that is one of the most progressive laws in the entire region", said Sascha Graumann, UNICEF Representative in Georgia.
His interest in developing a theory of justice began in graduate school.
Then there are the moral virtues – truthfulness, honesty, developing a sense of justice, that type of thing.
In the latter respect, John Rawls's work was influential by developing a theory of justice that tied the legitimacy of institutions to the normative judgments that a reflective and deliberative people might make (Rawls 1971).
To protect the rights of children, UNICEF has assisted in developing a comprehensive juvenile justice system in Albania.
The draft Strategy for Justice System Reform recognized the need to develop a Juvenile Justice legal framework that would provide for diversion and restorative justice, put a limit to the time children spend in pre-trial detention, provide for legal and psychological support during the process, etc.
At the turn of the 20th century, the United States developed a separate justice system for juveniles that included special courts as well as reformatories.
For example, 'service learning' is an educational strategy that helps students develop a social justice orientation and become actively involved in social change for vulnerable people [ 80].
