JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN The People's Advocate for Children’s Rights in the activity from 2019, as in the previous years, monitored the observance of the children's rights in the national juvenile justice system. At the international level, the protection of children who interfere with the justice system is ensured by the provisions of Article 40 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides for "the right of children alleged or proven to have committed a crime to all aspects of the legal process instituted, including legal or other assistance in the preparation and presentation of their defense181”. The text of the Convention provides for a series of obligations attributable to the State, in order to ensure the best interests of the child who is alleged or has been proven to have committed a violation of the law which is at fault at the time of the commission. Internationally, the Beijing Rules and the Riyadh Guidelines have a special contribution to the protection of children in contact / conflict with the law182. They set out standards for the prevention of juvenile delinquency and standards for the protection of children who are deprived of their liberty. At the national level, the protection of children who are in contact / conflict with the judiciary system is achieved through the provisions of the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Executive Code and related laws. Also, in Art. 28 of Law no. 338 of December 15, 1994 on children's rights 183, there are laid down rules to provide special protection to children who are in conflict with the law. The Children's Ombudsman notes that the national legislation in the field largely corresponds to the minimum international standards, however we note that the public authorities did not take into account the Recommendations of the People's Advocate for Children’s Rights in the Annual Report on the observance of children's rights in the Republic of Moldova in 2018184. Moreover, no action has been taken to implement the Recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of the Republic of Moldova185. With reference to the children's justice department, the People's Advocate for Children’s Rights notes that she analyzed the quality of state-guaranteed legal services provided to children 181 https://www.salvaticopiii.ro/sci-ro/media/Documente/Conventia_ONU_drepturile_copilului.pdf https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/CRCIndex.aspx 183 http://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=94939&lang=ro 184 http://ombudsman.md/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RAPORT_2018_final.pdf 185 https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/TreatyBodyExternal/Countries.aspx?CountryCode=MDA&Lang=EN 182 110