Youth before the law - Challenges and Solutions of Juvenile Justice in Montenegro
Youth before the law - Challenges and Solutions of Juvenile Justice in Montenegro

Author(s): Lara Dedić
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Centar za građansko obrazovanje (CGO)
Keywords: juvenile justice; Montenegro; child rights; juvenile delinquency; rehabilitation; criminal proceedings
Summary/Abstract: The legal framework for juvenile justice in Montenegro is based on the Law on the Treatment of Juveniles in Criminal Proceedings, which has been in force since September 2012. This law prescribes special measures and procedures for handling juveniles in criminal cases, aiming to ensure their protection, respect for children’s rights, and rehabilitation rather than punishment. At the same time, it represents a special legal act focused on regulating the status, responsibility, and protection of juveniles in criminal proceedings. The law significantly incorporates a wide range of international standards, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as European instruments that emphasize that juveniles in criminal proceedings must not be treated as adult offenders, but instead be subject to a special, protective, and educational regime.

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