Key international standards and norms for the administration of justice for children include:
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules)
UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (Havana Rules)
UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (Riyadh Rules)
Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System
Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime
Regional standards
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
General Comment (No.1) on Article 30 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child