CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR MINORS ACCORDING TO CRIMINAL LEGISLATION
In the Criminal Code, apart from the criminal penalties, there are also prescribed educational measures, which have a somewhat complex nature, since although they are distinct from the penal punishment, they remain state coercive measures. This paper will address some key issues regarding educational measures as their main characteristics, persons to whom they can apply, their types accompanied by a comparative look, issues related to the implementation of the educational measure against minors, these also in the framework of international legal instruments that define basic criminal justice standards for juveniles, as well as illustrated on a case by case basis. Through the analysis of the aforementioned issues, it is not only the highlighting of the special nature of the educational measures under the criminal law and the importance of their effective implementation, but also the issuance of some conclusions and recommendations from the legislative and institutional point of view regarding these measures punishable penalties that may be rendered by Albanian courts against children or juveniles who commit criminal offenses.
Children, minors, child's highest interests, institutional education measures, special protective measures, the principle of proportionality, criminal offenses