decision makers (social services, NGOs, judges) on the determination of the best interests of the child. 296 The Child code adopted by the National Assembly includes provisions on the management organisation of this category of children (art.205). o 297 Protection of children against armed conflicts: Presently, there are no children enlisted in the Armed Forces of Benin. The legal framework of Benin -in no way favours the enlistment of children in the military or paramilitary forces. These guarantees are laid down in the constitution of Benin and in the different laws governing the armed forces. 298 - - - - - - 299 Benin is also party to the majority of conventions governing armed conflicts. They include inter alia: The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (1949) came into force on October 21, 1950; Declaration of succession of Benin as of December 12, 1961. The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (1949), came into force on October 21, 1950; Declaration of succession of Benin as of December 12, 1961. The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949), came into force on October 21, 1950; Declaration of succession of Benin as of December 12, 1961. The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian persons in Time of War (1949) came into force on October 21, 1950; Declaration of succession of Benin as of December 12, 1961. Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, relative to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (1977); came into force on December 7, 1978. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child concerning the involvement of children in armed conflicts adopted on February 22, 2001, ratified by Benin on February 28, 2005. The Child code adopted by the National Assembly includes provisions prohibiting the involvement of children in armed conflicts (art.204). b. Children in conflict with the law: 300 The judgment of infractions committed by children is governed by the articles 615 to 720 of the Criminal Procedure Code.