The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice , often referred to as the Beijing Rules , is a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly regarding the treatment of juvenile prisoners and offenders in member nations.
6-720: In September 1980, the United Nations held its Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in Caracas , Venezuela . The UN had previously declared 1980 the "Year of the Child". Dahn Batchelor, who holds a certificate in criminology and participant at that Congress, presented a paper about the need for a bill of rights for young offenders. The United States delegation supported
12-584: Is a United Nations (UN) sponsored congress on the topics of crime , crime prevention and criminal justice , held every five years. It is organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Participants of the Congress include UN Member States and Observers , international organizations , non-governmental organization and individual experts. The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice acts ave agenda items of
18-484: The Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders , the current name was adopted in 2005. The antecedents of the Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice include the First International Congress on the Prevention and Repression of Crime, held at London in 1872. Source: Overall theme: "Advancing crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law: towards the achievement of
24-869: The paper. Much drafting of the policy took place at a conference in Beijing , China . It was originally proposed as a Bill of Rights for Young Offenders, but was eventually renamed the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules on the Administration of Juvenile Justice. The proposed draft was then discussed at length at the United Nations Seventh Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in Milan , Italy , in September 1985. It
30-633: The upcoming Crime Congress and to make action-oriented recommendations to serve as a basis for the draft recommendations and conclusions for consideration by the Congress. The event was initially held in 1955, following the dissolution of the International Penal and Penitentiary Commission (IPPC) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1950. Initially called the United Nations Congress on
36-523: Was adopted on 29 November 1985 by the United Nations General Assembly. This United Nations –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to international law is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders The United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
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