A Child’s Right to Be Heard and Be Represented in the Criminal Procedure: A Comparative Analysis of Estonian and Cambodian Law to CRC

Joamets Kristi () and ngouv Muy Seo ()
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Joamets Kristi: TalTech Law School, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 3, Tallinn12618, Estonia
ngouv Muy Seo: Royal University of Law and Economics, Preah Monivong Blvd 93, Phnom Penh12305, Cambodia

TalTech Journal of European Studies, 2019, vol. 9, issue 4, 127-149

Abstract: This paper analyses the legal and practical implementation of the right to be heard and be represented of children in criminal proceedings, both in the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and in the context of Estonian and Cambodian legal systems. Estonia has been chosen as a model state of EU by which also the EU principles are reflected. Particularly, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the implementation of a child’s right to be heard and be represented in Estonia and Cambodia by examining the legal standards concerning children’s right to be heard and be represented enshrined under the CRC together with the regulations and policies of each respective country, and, to a smaller extent, how the principles of the CRC are reflected in EU law and policies. Examples of actual practices in Estonia and Cambodia are discussed to understand whether both countries are compliant with the principles of the CRC. This paper suggests that Estonia and Cambodia both acknowledge their human rights obligations regarding children’s rights, and their legal regulations and policies are in accordance with the CRC principles. However, there remain gaps in the implementation of these policies and regulations in both countries. This view is justified by the analysis of the performance of judicial professionals, including judicial police, lawyers, prosecutors and judges. While critically analyzing the challenges, this article also suggests changes to address the problem.

Keywords: Cambodia; child’s rights; Estonia; EU law of child rights; juvenile justice; legal representation; right to be heard (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1515/bjes-2019-0040

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