DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (DCI) - Belgium | Practical Guide TABLE OF CONTENT AUTHORS & PROJECT 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 5 FOREWORD 6 ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS 12 1. INTRODUCTION 13 1.1. Definitions of key vocabulary 14 1.2. Children deprived of liberty and the International and European legal Framework 17 1.3. Who is it this Guide for? 19 1.4. Rationale for the Practical Guide 20 1.5. Objectives of the Practical Guide 21 1.6. How to use this Guide? 22 2. DEPRIVATION OF CHILDREN’S LIBERTY – CONTEXT 23 2.1. Context and forms of deprivation of liberty of children 23 2.2. Context of vulnerability of children deprived of their liberty 26 3. MONITORING MECHANISMS OF PLACES WHERE CHILDREN ARE DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIBERTY 29 3.1. The right-based approach of monitoring 29 3.2. Object of monitoring children’s deprivation of liberty 30 3.3. Basic requirements for effective monitoring 32 3.4. Basic principles for monitoring 37 3.5. Overview of different monitoring mechanisms 40 A. International mechanisms 40 B. European mechanisms 41 C. National mechanisms 43 8