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Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on child friendly justice (2010) – family law aspect

As a conclusion, the following should be pointed out with regard to the Guidelines: their aim is for member states to change their legal systems in way to protect the special needs of children, realizing internationally agreed principles ; the Guidelines are part of the strategy of the Council of Europe on Children’s Rights and states are expected to act effectively in that direction ; all this assumes that states must actively approach the application of the guidelines on a professional and financial level, so that the national judicial systems would be transformed towards providing a better legal position for children in court proceedings. Guidelines, if adopted and implemented in every European country, that is a member of the Council of Europe, could eliminate a special type of child discrimination that happens in court almost daily. Namely, there is a universal request for equal treatment and opportunities of children in the sense to respect the child’s right to express his/her views freely and according to his/ her age and maturity. In conclusion, the application of the Guidelines will only be appropriate if all the states actively move towards exercising them, and guarantees for their exercise, concrete support, evaluation, exchange of experience and good practice are expected from everyone.

child's right to be heard, Guidelines on child-friendly justice, representation of children

Rad je napisan u okviru međunarodnog projekta: Children's Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN), oznaka 527696-LLP-1-2012-1-DE-ERASMUS-ENW.