Portal de datos abiertos de la Unión Europea - Custom query: Conceptos de EuroVoc filters: jurisdicción de menorestag:data.europa.eu,2012:/feeds/custom.atom?vocab_concepts_eurovoc=http%3A%2F%2Feurovoc.europa.eu%2F15462020-01-20T17:14:00ZEuropean Publications Officehttps://data.europa.eu/euodpRecently created or updated datasets on Portal de datos abiertos de la Unión Europea. Custom query: Conceptos de EuroVoc filters: jurisdicción de menoresChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on legal counsel and representationEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/legal-counsel-and-representationHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on legal counsel and representation for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Statutory provision on the right to legal representation at all stages of the proceedings;
- Existence of mandatory defence mechanism;
- Percentage of children who have waived their right to a lawyer;
- Statutory provision on the right of children (offender, victim and witness) to free legal aid;
- Percentage of children questioned by the police in the absence of either a parent/trusted person or lawyer present;
- System in place to assign automatic free legal aid to children, without conditions;
- Children involved in criminal proceedings who received free legal aid in a 12 month period.
2020-01-20T17:14:00Z2016-11-16T09:37:20ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on protection of private and family lifeEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/protection-of-private-and-family-lifeHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on protection of private and family life for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Statutory provision on the right of child offenders to privacy and family life at all stages of the proceedings;
- Existence of discretionary powers of judge/ court to order the disclosure of any information related to the proceedings of child offenders;
- Percentage of cases where any child offender's right to non-disclosure was withdrawn by the court during a 12 month period;
- Percentage of criminal judicial hearings involving child offenders in camera (only those directly involved should be present) during a 12 month period;
- Statutory provision on the right of all child victims to privacy and family life at all stages of the proceedings;
- Existence of discretionary powers of judge/ court to order the disclosure of any information related to the proceedings of child victims;
- Percentage of cases where any child victim's right to non-disclosure has been withdrawn by the court during a 12 month period;
- Percentage of criminal judicial hearings involving child victims in camera (only those directly involved should be present) during a 12 month period;
- Statutory provision on the right of all child witnesses to a private and family life at all stages of the proceedings;
- Existence of discretionary powers of judge/ court to order the disclosure of any information related to the proceedings of child witnesses;
- Percentage of cases where any child witness's right to non-disclosure has been withdrawn by the court during a 12 month period.
2020-01-20T16:54:09Z2016-11-16T13:05:40ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on presumption of innocencetag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/presumption-of-innocenceHere you can find comparative information on presumption of innocence for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Statutory provision on the right of suspected child offenders to be presumed innocent at all stages of the criminal proceedings;
- Existence of criminal laws and laws on criminal evidence that protect the right of suspected child offenders to be presumed innocent at all stages of the criminal proceedings;
- Appeals lodged on the grounds of breach of the right to be presumed innocent;
- Cases involving suspected child offenders where the reverse burden of proof was considered justified. 2020-01-20T16:52:47Z2016-11-03T12:38:19ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on general system indicatorsEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/general-system-indicatorsHere you can find comparative information on general system indicatorsfor all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Statutory provision for the existence of a specialised juvenile justice system (date of entry into force and coverage of juvenile court);
- Existence of specific laws/rules for sentencing juveniles;
- Existence of police practice codes on juvenile justice;
- Courts adapted to handling juvenile cases.
2020-01-20T16:50:45Z2016-11-16T15:22:11ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on custody pre-trial and other forms of deprivation of liberty prior to trialEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/custody-pre-trial-and-other-forms-of-deprivation-of-liberty-prior-to-trialHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on custody pre-trial and other forms of deprivation of liberty prior to trial for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
-Existence of alternatives to pre-trial detention for all children above the MACR;
- Statutory provision on the right of child (suspected) offenders to contact their parents or a person whom they trust whenever they are apprehended by the police;
- Percentage of children who were given the opportunity to contact their parents before being questioned by the police;
- Percentage of children who were interviewed by the police in the presence of a parent or trusted person;
- Legal obligation to record all interviews with a child and potentially use such interviews as evidence in criminal proceedings;
- Percentage of children whose interview with the police was audio or vide-recorded;
- Statutory provision prohibiting incommunicado detention for children;
- Maximum number of hours per child (suspected) offenders spent in police custody without a parent or trusted person being informed;
- Legal obligation to make pre-trial detention a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time;
- Percentage of child (suspected) offenders on bail.2020-01-20T16:49:05Z2016-11-16T09:53:27ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on sanctionsEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/criminal-justice-sanctionsHere you can find comparative information on sanctions for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Legal obligation to ensure that sanctions and measures are imposed by a court or if imposed by another legally recognised authority they are subject to prompt judicial review.
- Existence of mechanisms to ensure that sanctions are subject to judicial review;
- Legal obligation to make any form of deprivation of liberty of children a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time;
- Existence of special protocols concerning recourse by personnel to physical restraint and use of force with respect to children deprived of liberty.
2020-01-20T16:48:20Z2016-11-03T13:42:35ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on child witnessesEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/child-witnessesHere you can find comparative information on child witnesses for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Court cases involving child witnesses by type of crime;
- Percentage of child witnesses out of total number of children involved in criminal judicial proceedings during a 12-month period;
- Percentage of child witnesses during a 12 month period over total number of witnesses.
2020-01-20T16:47:27Z2016-11-03T12:23:58ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on avoiding undue delayEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/avoiding-undue-delayHere you can find comparative information on avoiding undue delay for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Statutory provision for the right of a child to have the matter determined without delay by a competent, independent and impartial authority or judicial body;
- Existence of a maximum timeframe for a matter to get to trial when it involves a child offender or victim;
- Average time elapsed between arrest and moment a child is brought before a judge for the first time;
- Statutory provision for the prioritisation of cases involving children;
- Average duration of criminal trials involving child witnesses per child witness in first instance courts expressed against overall timeframe;
- Average duration of criminal trials involving child offenders per child offender in first instance courts expressed against overall timeframe.2020-01-20T16:44:30Z2016-11-03T13:29:14ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on child offendersEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/child-offendersHere you can find comparative information on child offenders for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Child offenders tried in juvenile courts;
- Children arrested who were arrested for the first time;
- Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR);
- Upper age limit for juvenile justice;
- Legal provision for a doli incapax mechanism for prosecutions of children around the age of MACR.2020-01-20T16:44:27Z2016-11-03T10:40:53ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on safety special preventive measurestag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/safety-special-preventive-measuresHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on safety special preventive measures for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Statutory provision on the right of child offenders to be protected from harm, including intimidation, reprisals and secondary victimisation;
- Existence of protocols for the police to refer child offenders to health or other social services;
- Child offenders who have been referred by the police to health or other social services;
- Existence of rules on mandatory reporting of harm to children;
- Statutory provision on the right of child victims to be protected from harm, including intimidation, reprisals and secondary victimisation;
- Existence of protocols for the police to refer child victims to health or other social services;
- Number of child victims who have been referred by the police to health or other social services out of 100,000 child population;
- Statutory provision on the right of child witnesses to be protected from harm, including intimidation, reprisals and secondary victimisation;
- Existence of protocols for the police to refer child witnesses to health or other social services;
- Number of child witnesses who have been referred by the police to health or other social services out of 100,000 child population;
- Existence of an independent monitoring system;
- No of cases in which the monitoring system identified violation of children's rights in a 12-month period.2020-01-20T16:44:24Z2016-11-16T12:23:11ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on right to be heard and to express viewsEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/right-to-be-heard-and-to-express-viewsHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on right to be heard and to express views for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Evidence that children involved in criminal judicial proceedings were satisfied with the way their right to be heard was respected;
- Statutory provision for the right of children to effectively participate in criminal proceedings, including by providing children who do not speak or understand the language of the procedure with the right to interpretation and translation;
- Availability of interpreters on request in criminal (juvenile) courts across the country;
- Legal obligation to ensure that child witnesses give evidence in the most favourable settings and under the most suitable conditions, having regard to their age, maturity and level of understanding and any communication difficulties they may have;
- Percentage of cases where the language spoken by the child differed from that spoken in court proceedings;
- Cases involving children for which interpretation was provided to a child involved in criminal judicial proceedings;
- Existence of an appropriate mechanism to ensure that child offenders are only interviewed in the presence of their parent, guardian or other appropriate adult.2020-01-20T16:44:22Z2016-11-14T16:20:12ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on right to information and adviceEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/right-to-information-and-adviceHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on right to information and advice for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Statutory provision on the right of child (suspected) offenders to information in a child-friendly format - that takes into account any special needs of the child - about rights, charges and procedures from the child's first contact with a competent authority;
- Availability of information in a child-friendly format for child (suspected) offenders about rights, charges and procedures in police stations and other competent authorities across the country;
- Evidence (e.g. via reporting ) that child (suspected) offenders understood their rights, the charges brought against them for the criminal justice process;
- Evidence (e.g. via reporting ) that child (suspected) offenders understood the procedures for the criminal justice process;
- Proportion of children who understood their rights;
- Proportion of children who understood the charges made against them;
- Proportion of children informed of the procedures;
- Proportion of children who had a lawyer present during interviews;
- Proportion of children who had a parent or other responsible adult present during interviews;
- Statutory provision on the right of child victims, the holder of parental responsibility or other legal representative to information about rights and procedures from the child's first contact with a competent authority.
2020-01-20T16:44:19Z2016-11-16T14:20:49ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on multidisciplinary approachEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/multidisciplinary-approachHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on multidisciplinary approach for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Legal obligation to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the child and assess his/her legal, psychological, social, emotional, physical and cognitive situation using a multidisciplinary approach;
- Existence of memoranda of understanding between Ministry of Justice and other government departments in order to facilitate inter-agency cooperation for professionals working with or for children from prevention through to alternatives to judicial proceedings, detention and release;
- Children involved in criminal justice proceedings who have undergone an assessment of their legal, psychological, social, emotional, physical and cognitive situation by a social worker, psychologist or other specialised professional from the outset of deprivation of liberty and at the latest upon police questioning;
- Existence of a common assessment framework for professionals working with or for children in criminal proceedings (including lawyers, psychologists, physicians, police, immigration officials, social workers and mediators);
- Percentage of children who were provided with special assistance to effectively participate in the proceedings as a result of the findings of the multidisciplinary assessment;
- Existence of formalised operational cooperation procedures for professionals working with or for children in different government departments and agencies and throughout all stages of the proceedings.
2020-01-20T16:44:16Z2016-11-16T11:51:25ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on general population statisticsEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/general-population-statisticsHere you can find comparative information on general population statistics delay for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Total child population.2020-01-20T16:44:14Z2016-11-09T14:54:05ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on child victimsEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/child-victimsHere you can find comparative information on child victims for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Crimes committed against children by selected types of crime (all crimes against the person, proterty crimes and other crimes).Indirect child victims;
- Crimes committed against children, all crimes, crimes by children, crimes by adults;
- Child victims referred to victim support services.2020-01-20T16:44:11Z2016-11-03T11:10:38ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on trainingtag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/trainingHere you can find comparative information on training for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Legal obligation to provide multidisciplinary training (as part of capacity building programme) to all professionals who work for and with children on the rights and needs of children of different age groups as well as on proceedings that are adapted to them;
- Existence of initial training programmes for all professions who work for and with children involved in criminal proceedings;
- Legal obligation to provide training to professionals having direct contact with children in communicating with them at all ages and stages of development, as well as with children in situations of particular vulnerability. 2020-01-20T16:39:34Z2016-11-03T13:00:54ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on alternatives to judicial proceedingsEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rights tag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/alternatives-to-judicial-proceedingsHere you can find comparative information on children in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on alternatives to judicial proceedings for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Existence of preset budgets for / public costs of maintaining alternatives to judicial proceedings;
- Offenders who are given the opportunity to elect an alternative to judicial proceedings in a 12 month period;
- Alternatives to judicial proceedings such as mediation, diversion (of judicial mechanisms) and alternative dispute resolution to be prescribed by law whenever these serve the child's best interests;
- Legal obligation to obtain free and voluntary consent to the diversion from the child or consent from parents if the child is below a certain age;
- Existence of structures (e.g. administrative forms) to obtain the free and voluntary written consent to participating in a diversion programme from a child;
- Children charged who entered a pre-sentence diversion scheme;
- Legal obligation to provide the equivalent level of safeguards to children in-court and out-of-court proceedings;
- Statutory provisions for the use and /or prioritisation of alternatives to judicial proceedings for children in conflict with the law.
2020-01-20T16:03:12Z2016-11-16T10:54:19ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - Francetag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/children-in-criminal-judicial-proceedings-franceThis dataset is on children (persons aged less than 18 years) in judicial proceedings in France. Judicial proceedings are those taking place in court as a part of the justice systems in Member States or proceedings that are alternatives to judicial proceedings. The data concerns the child in different roles, such as suspect/offender, witness, victim, plaintiff or otherwise the subject of judicial proceedings.
The dataset is organised according to the theme from the Masterlist. You can filter this dataset according to key word searches, whether the data provides disaggregation by the age of child, sex, region within country or socio-economic group and by source. The listing of national datasets indicates whether the information provided is equivalent or approximate to the Masterlist indicators.
You are able to access the raw data and metadata.
The national contextual overview describes the national legal and policy framework with regard to children's involvement in criminal judicial proceedings as at 1 June 2012.2020-01-20T16:03:09Z2016-10-31T12:35:06ZChildren in criminal judicial proceedings - comparative information on guidance and support after judicial proceedingsEuropean Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rightstag:data.europa.eu,2012:/dataset/guidance-and-support-after-judicial-proceedingsHere you can find comparative information on guidance and support after judicial proceedings for all the EU28 Member States on the basis of information collected from national and international databases. The data is available on e.g:
- Evidence that child offenders understand the information they receive about the decision or judgement;
- In the context of the child's right to information and the right to be heard, legal obligation to communicate and explain to a child victim the given decision or judgment in a language adapted to the child's level of understanding;
- Evidence that children were satisfied with the health, social and therapeutic care they received after trial proceedings;
- Legal obligation to secure the right of children to claim compensation for damages caused by the offence.2020-01-20T16:03:06Z2016-11-14T15:57:54Z