Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation in International, European and National Legal Framework
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2020
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Yearbook Human Rights Protection -The Right to Human Dignity
Abstract
Exposure of children to sexual abuse and exploitation is one of the most prevalent
forms of criminal offenses against sexual freedom committed against persons below
the age of 18 years. Bearing in mind that the prohibition of child sexual abuse and
exploitation is recognized not only at the international and European level but also
at the national level, the paper deals with the criminal law aspects related to this
topic. In that regard, the paper provides an analysis of the relevant provisions
concerning offences related to sexual abuse and exploitation at the level of the UN,
the Council of Europe, the European Union and the Republic of Serbia. In that
context, special attention is dedicated to the phenomenological analysis of the
manifested forms of child sexual abuse and exploitation. The paper concludes that
although the danger of child sexual abuse and exploitation for the proper
development of children has already been recognized, in practice it is still noticed
that there is an insufficient implementation of the adopted framework. Therefore, it
is suggested that, in the context of its prevention, the most effective means is the
early identification of sexual abuse and exploitation cases, thus avoiding the
exposure of child victims to harmful consequences.
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International Resources, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, Council of Europe, information technology, European Union, Republic of Serbia
Citation
Pavlović, Z., & Paunović, N. (2020). Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation in International, European and National Legal Framework Yearbook Human Rights Protection -The Right to Human Dignity