Summary
The criminal legislation of the Republic of Serbia and the Republika Srpska handles the position of juveniles by means of a set of particular laws defining this area in a new and more contemporary way. In the Republic of Serbia, this has been achieved by passing the Act on juvenile delinquents and the criminal and legal protection of juveniles (2005) and in the Republika Srpska, the Act on protecting and treating children and juveniles in criminal procedures (2010). Thus an important step has been taken in the process of establishing and functioning of modern countries governed by the law and based on it. Furthermore, the juvenile criminal law has been established as a new branch within the criminal law with a series of important specific characteristics while in line with contemporary legal standards.
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