A Short Review of New Legislation to Sanctioning Juvenile Prepetrators of Criminal Acts / Kratki pregled novih zakonskih rješenja za sankcionisanje maloljetnih učinilaca krivičnih djela u Brčko distriktu BiH

Abstract

By signing the UN Convention on the Rights of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina is committed to improving the rights and freedoms of the child through the establishment of legal frameworks and establish institutions and mechanisms necessary for the application of the provisions of this convention. According to this convention, children in conflict with the law are entitled to the „process complies with advancing their own sense of dignity and value of the child“. Basic principles of this convention respecting the best interests of the child, the child’s right to life, survival and development, non-discrimination and active participation of the child in all proceedings affecting it. Experience shows that the rights of children in conflict with the law is often violated. It is not uncommon for these children long wait for the start of the trial without a proper representative, exposed to violence in prison or are done for imposing inappropriate sanctions. This paper aims to show how the application of the new law, which should contribute to the achievement of a legal framework for the creation of a new juvenile justice system through monitoring and improvement of the work of criminal proceedings and the enforcement of criminal sanctions.