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support of national prison systems within United Nations peacekeeping operations. The
United Nations Primer for Justice Component in Multidimensional Peace Operations:
Strengthening the Rule of Law provides guidance for justice sector field officers. The Office of
Legal Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, OHCHR, UNODC and UNDP are
presently collaborating in the development of a United Nations rule of law index.
B. Juvenile justice training materials
14.
UNICEF is the principal source of publications relating to juvenile justice and has issued
a number of materials, including compilations of good practices, global indicators on juvenile
justice, and documentation on children and transitional justice. Many of these materials are
applicable in the context of long-term development, but can also be used in post-conflict
situations. UNICEF, when appropriate, also develops training materials in local languages. For
example, in Tajikistan, a compilation of United Nations standards on juvenile justice was
published in Tajik in 2004. In 2005, a special issue of the Children of Tajikistan Bulletin was
devoted to juvenile justice. And in 2006, a manual on “Adolescents and the Law” was published
for use in the police academy, training modules on the United Nations Minimum Standards on
Juvenile Justice were published for use in training judges, and a manual for pilot projects on
juvenile justice alternatives was developed.
15.
UNODC and UNICEF are jointly publishing a manual for the measurement of juvenile
justice indicators and are collaborating on materials to promote the use of United Nations
guidelines and materials on matters of justice involving child victims and witnesses. OHCHR
Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers contains a chapter on “The
rights of the child in the administration of justice”, which sets out the normative human rights
framework and addresses key questions from a human rights perspective.
III. EXAMPLES OF PRACTICAL MEASURES TO ASSIST
COUNTRIES IN STRENGTHENING THEIR SYSTEMS
OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
A. Training, workshops and seminars
16.
Training, workshops and seminars are core activities of OHCHR and its field presences
to strengthen systems of administration of justice. The objective of these efforts is to transmit
knowledge concerning human rights standards, jurisprudence, declarations, principles, guidelines
and rules. Major themes of training, workshops and seminars include arrest and pretrial
detention, conditions of detention, torture, fair trial, and the independence of the judiciary.
Where relevant (e.g.: Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Nepal), training is also provided on
international humanitarian law.
17.
Field presences in Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Nepal, Palestine,
South Africa, and Tajikistan have, for example, organized training exercises, workshops and
seminars relating to the administration of justice in the period 2004-2006. Although not an
exhaustive account, some examples from these countries provide an idea of the types of
trainings, workshops and seminars that have been organized by OHCHR field presences.
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