Children As Witnesses Before Justice

Children during their involvement as witnesses in judicial proceedings deserve special treatment and democracy and by extension the courts must take appropriate measures to protect them.

We must not forget that children, because of their age, are a vulnerable group and therefore need special protection.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which almost all states are signatories, imposes on them the obligation to take into account the interests of the child, particularly during judicial proceedings. Courts should focus on protecting children as witnesses rather than subjecting them to proceedings that may harm children, particularly in light of the circumstances of the case involving them.