KAŽNjIVO PONAŠANjE I PRAVNI OKVIR ZAŠTITE PRAVA DETETA SA OSVRTOM NA USAGLAŠENOST SA EVROPSKIM STANDARDIMA

In the paper, the authors deal with the international and domestic legal framework for the protection of children's rights, with a special focus on the legal consequences of punishable behavior. In this regard, the authors first point to the historical development of the child's rights in international documents, especially addressing the child's right to undertake legal affairs and the child's right to free expression of opinion. In addition to this, the paper also deals with the issue of the position of minors in criminal proceedings, as well as the issue of the imposition and execution of criminal sanctions against minors according to the current criminal legislation of the Republic of Serbia. Special emphasis was given to considering the application of the provisions of the Law on Juvenile Offenders, as well as the position of minors in misdemeanor proceedings. In the final part of the paper, an overview of the legal frameworks of individual European Union countries regarding the position of minors in criminal legislation is presented.