Report
Children before the Courts in Ghana
A move towards child-friendly justice
Highlights
Every day, throughout the world, children come before the courts for a variety of reasons: as victims or witnesses of a crime who have an important testimony to give; because they are accused of committing a crime and as subjects of proceedings relating to custody, guardianship, maintenance or adoption.
In most countries, the justice system has been designed primarily for adults and the formality of procedures can be intimidating for children and prevent their full and effective participation in the system. Children face the same obstacles that adults face in accessing the courts. Obstacles include lack of legal awareness and high cost of legal proceedings as well as other legal and social obstacles due to their status as children.
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