Introduction to the Five Advocacy Briefs on Child Justice and Child Friendly Justice

The five advocacy briefs covering the rights of children in conflict with the law aim to support
full respect for, and implementation of, the principles and standards on child justice as enshrined
in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and corresponding international
and regional standards.1
Noting that despite the many efforts to establish child justice systems in
compliance with the CRC, it is nevertheless clear that many governments still have a long way
to go in achieving full compliance, in particular the prevention of children at risk of coming in
conflict with the law (Advocacy Brief 1/5); the development and expanding implementation of
diversion measures (Advocacy Brief 2/5); the establishment of child friendly procedural rights
(Introduction & Advocacy Brief 3/5); the development and expanding implementation of
alternatives to detention (Advocacy Brief 4/5); and ensuring the use of deprivation of liberty only
as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time (Advocacy Brief 5/5).
These advocacy briefs can be used in engagement on child justice reforms with a range of
governmental and non-governmental stakeholders