310.The minors division may also order the juvenile to be placed under probation, on
temporary basis for one or several test periods for which it will set the f duration, or
permanently until an age not exceeding 19 years, it may order the execution of this
decision notwithstanding appeal. The final decision is made in closed session, it can
be appealed within 10 days of its delivery at the court. In order to preserve the privacy
of the minor, the Algerian legislature provided closed session for discussion and for
the pronunciation of the decision (s. 461 and 493 of the Code of Criminal Procedure).
311.The publication of the minutes of court hearings for minors in the register, the
press, on radio, film in any manner whatsoever is prohibited. The publication with the
same methods, of any text in any illustration regarding the identity and personality of
juvenile offenders is prohibited (art. 477) pending criminal sanctions. The judgment
may be published without the mentioning the name of the minor even his/her initials.
312.As previously mentioned, the judicial procedure applied to minors is governed by
the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure contained in Book III (rules specific
to juvenile delinquency). These rules contribute to the objective of protection of
children and take into account the interest of his rehabilitation.
313.Article 442 sets the age of criminal responsibility to 18 years. Article 443
provides that the date for determining age of criminal responsibility is that of the
offender on the day of the offense. However, a minor aged above 13 can also be
subject to a placement measure in a reformatory public institution or remedial
education.
314.Article 465 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that "in case of a crime
or offense when the minor has co- perpetrators or accomplices and that the judge
advised against all, he refers them to the relevant court. He separates the case against
the minor and refers it to the juvenile division. "
315.Decisions from juvenile courts are recorded in a special non-public register kept
by the Registrar. Decisions involving measures of protection or rehabilitation are
included in the criminal record, they are, however, mentioned only on the no. 2
bulletins issued to magistrates excluding any other authority or public administration.
For any interested person who pledged some amendments, the juvenile division may,
after the expiration of five years from the date on which the measure of protection or
rehabilitation ended, decide, upon the applicant’s request, or the public prosecutor or
ex officio, the deletion of any reference to the measure.
316.In the same vein an emphasis is placed on the training of judges. Indeed, training
is one of the priorities hence its organization as part of the continuing training of
judges including juvenile judges. A series of training sessions spanning the period
from 2002 to 2006 was given to juvenile judges because of their key role in
safeguarding and child protection.
317.Indeed, these training sessions are part of the partnership program between
UNICEF and the School of Magistrates (ESM). The main purpose of this training
programme was to improve the methods of protecting minors against all dangers and
protection of child rights.
318.The main themes of the interventions of experts revolved around the following
themes
- Children's and women rights through regional and international instruments ratified
by Algeria;
- Rights of the child offender;
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