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Protection of Children and Adolescents: Legal and Moral Duty of the Judiciary
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P Khaljian1   , M.M Anjomshoa2 , M Amrollahi Bioki3 |
1- Ph.D. Student in Criminology and Criminology, Dept. of Law, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Law, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , mm.anjomshoah@gmail.com
3- Department of Law, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. |
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Abstract: (143 Views) |
Background: In order to protect children and adolescents, after years of fragmented legislation, in 2002, the law on the protection of children and adolescents was approved in the form of 9 articles. Despite the focus of this law on the protection of children and adolescents, it had several shortcomings and did not meet the existing needs. Finally, in 2019, the Guardian Council approved the new bill for the protection of children and adolescents with 51 articles and 15 notes. Compared to the previous law, this law has made significant progress in terms of the number of materials and substantive and formal innovations. This article aims to investigate the legal and ethical duties of the judiciary in protecting children and adolescents by means of descriptive analysis.
Conclusion: The results show that the new Criminal Procedure Code has several innovations, including the establishment of special prosecutors and courts for children and adolescents, a special police organization for children and adolescents, a social work institution, etc., many of which are unprecedented in Iranian law and are considered a new development in the case of children and adolescents. Also, in the new law, the judiciary, considering its moral and legal duty to protect children and adolescents as stipulated in the Constitution, tries to provide criminal protection for children and adolescents, prevent their delinquency, and restore their rights by cooperating with and demanding from other relevant institutions. Effective implementation of these duties can help establish social justice for this vulnerable group.
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Article number: 7 |
| Keywords: Legal duty, Moral duty, Criminal policy, Judiciary, Children and adolescents |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2024/01/22 | Accepted: 2024/04/29 | Published: 2025/05/24
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