the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and submitted its initial report of its application to the CRC Committee in 2012. 360.As State Party to this Protocol, Madagascar is obliged to respect the rules of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflict which may particularly affect children. 361.During its history, Madagascar has not had cases of involvement of children in internal armed conflict. So there was no child conscription into the army. The minimum age of recruitment is set by law at 18 years. 362.Military schools admit only students from 17 years of age. b. Children in conflict with the law i. Administration of juvenile justice (article 17) 363.In Madagascar, in criminal cases, minors are tried before the juvenile court for the prosecution of offenses and before the juvenile Criminal Court for crimes. 364.Because of their status as children, Ordinance No. 62038 of 19 September 1962 on child protection provides a number of measures for a different treatment of minors compared with the procedures applicable to adults. 365.Thus, the summary information procedure is excluded for the prosecution of minors. This procedure is considered to be expeditious and as such does not allow a procedure compatible to that recommended by the CRC and the ACRWC. 366.Furthermore, Article 13 (7) of the Constitution provides that "Any arrested or accused person has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court décision ». 367.Pursuant to this provision, it is forbidden to openly publish in newspapers photos of children in conflict with the law. 368.To preserve the best interests of the child, the closed session is the rule. Thus, publicity and the attendance of the media are prohibited during the trial. 369.This prohibition is respected by all media. 370.The child offender has the right to be informed of the grounds of the charges made against him during his/her first appearance before the juvenile court or the judge in cases of crime. 371.According to Article 15 of the Order, he/she may be represented by a counsel or request the appointment of a court-appointed lawyer. 59