Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT ENHANCING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
September 4, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2861, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ENHANCING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : "The Juvenile Justice Act of 2001". This bill intends to provide a just and more humane system of treating juvenile offenders in society through a comprehensive and integrated approach toward rehabilitating the delinquency. In consonance with the provision of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Systems, this bill pursues an effort at emphasizing on the need of rehabilitating and reintegrating the juvenile offender into the mainstream of society as in contrast to the traditional-med ieval approach of stressing solely on the punitive aspect of the offender's delinquent act.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LIBANAN, MARCELINO C.
DATE FILED : 2001-09-04
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Biazon (031 ) 2. Espina (035 )
3. Espino (035 ) 4. Soon-ruiz (043 )
5. Syjuco (063 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-09-25
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS

Abstract

"The Juvenile Justice Act of 2001". This bill intends to provide a just and more humane system of treating juvenile offenders in society through a comprehensive and integrated approach toward rehabilitating the delinquency. In consonance with the provision of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Systems, this bill pursues an effort at emphasizing on the need of rehabilitating and reintegrating the juvenile offender into the mainstream of society as in contrast to the traditional-med ieval approach of stressing solely on the punitive aspect of the offender's delinquent act.

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