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标题：Local Government Level Restorative Adjudication: An Alternative Model of Justice for Children in Bangladesh
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作者：Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman ; Borhan Uddin Khan
期刊名称：Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
印刷版ISSN：1836-0394
电子版ISSN：1836-0394
出版年度：2009
卷号：2009
期号：4
出版社：University of Technology, Sydney
摘要：Keeping the best interests of children in mind, this paper examines the prevailing restorative model of justice at local government level of Bangladesh and argues that this model, if adequately activated and reformed, can be a desirable alternative to the formal system of justice for children who come into contact or conflict with the law. In doing so, the paper outlines the historical development of local government adjudication mechanisms, analyzes the existing norms and procedure of such adjudication, outlines the potential of such adjudication bodies as viable alternatives to juvenile courts in protecting the best interests of children, sets out the shortcomings of the local government bodies and the challenges involved in capturing their potential, and finally suggests a number of ways in which the model could be improved.