Abstract

REY-GALINDO, Mariana Josefina. A Child’s Lawyer: Representation of a basic procedural guarantee. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2019, vol.17, n.1, pp.35-46. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.17101.

This study focuses on an aspect of regional research initiated in 2015 promoted by Argentinian government organizations that I participated in as a Field Assistant. The objective was to raise awareness of and explain how a child can exercise their right to participate in legal matters, mainly in the Family Court. The areas covered by this area of research included: a) the right to be heard, and b) the right to have a lawyer.

The study focused on children requiring legal representation in the province of Tucumán during the 2016/2017 period. The methodology used was descriptive and exploratory. A quantitative survey and qualitative analysis of the data was conducted. The results show that legal requirements are partially met and that access to justice for children and adolescents is a model to be followed by all operators of the legal system.

Keywords : Children’s rights; right to justice; childhood and youth (Unesco Social Science Thesaurus).

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