1. Juvenile Justice in ASEAN member states and cross border dilemmas

3. 1. What are the facts?

4. 2. Children in the region are mostly law abiding 70 000 children charged with a crime every year

5. 3. And those who are not, mostly committ less serious crimes Philippines: 68% Singapore: 63% Thailand: 45,51%

6. 4. The Legal Frameowork is improving – implementation is the new challenge All states have, or will soon have, a distinct legal framework for juvenile justice 7 out of 10 states have legally recognised diversion procedures Brunei: 90% solved without legal proceedings Philippines: 39% diverted 16 000 children deprived of liberty at any given time

7. 5. Rights denied?

8. Same rights as nationals of the state? Language: translations and interpretation? Consular assistance Explanation of the system Challenges in diversion - protection from abuse Cross Border Challenges

9. Recommendations: Work towards ASEAN guidelines on juvenile justice Develop ASEAN system for collecting juvenile justice statistics Strengthen regional forums – sharing of best practices Support regional think-tanks and research Include sections on foreign children in the justice system in: - Deportation legislation and extradition regulations and treaties - National law - secondary legislation – policy directives – SOPs Draft a model that could be shared with governments?.

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