INTRODUCTION 1 1.2. Children deprived of liberty and the International and European legal Framework International and regional standards applying to children deprived of their liberty include, but are not limited to: A. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS Legally binding ʺʺ The UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), 1984 ʺʺ The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), 1989 ʺʺ The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), 2002 Normative ʺʺ The UN Standards Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules or RAJJ), 1985 ʺʺ The Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (BOP), 1988 ʺʺ The UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines or GPJD), 1990 ʺʺ The UN Rules for the Protection of Juvenile Deprived of their Liberty (The Havana Rules or RPJDL), 1990 ʺʺ The UN Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules or RNCM), 1990 ʺʺ The General Comment No. 10 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice (CRC - GC No. 10), 2007 ʺʺ The UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Sanctions for Women Offenders (The Bangkok Rules or RTWP), 2010 ʺʺ The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) Guidelines on national preventive mechanisms, 2010 ʺʺ The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (The Mandela Rules or SMR), 2015 17