Last Change:

04/07/2025

Puntland Juvenile Justice Law

Year: 2007

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Liberty & security of person

Description

The Puntland Juvenile Justice Law prescribes the use of alternatives to detention through several legal provisions that emphasize diversion, rehabilitation, and community-based solutions rather than custodial measures.

Selected provisions
Article 16 - Duties of Juvenile Rehabilitation Centers

Rehabilitating and reforming juvenile who commit offenses without resorting to imprisonment.
Separating juvenile from the adult prison population to safeguard juvenile’s well-being and to avoid the negative influences through adult offenders.
Providing protection, education, and training to juvenile.

"Providing all other necessary support, care, and services juvenile may require."