It is suggested amend the Law “On Militia”.
The Committee noted that under the Main Law of Ukraine (part three of article 51) childhood in Ukraine is protected by the state. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (part second of article 3; article 37), in all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration. States Parties shall secure that no child is deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily. The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time;
Under part three of article 40 of the Convention, States Parties shall seek to promote the establishment of laws, procedures, authorities and institutions specifically applicable to children alleged as, accused of, or recognized as having infringed the penal law.
Under the constitution of Ukraine, (clause 6 of part one of article 92) the fundamentals of childhood protection are determined exclusively by the law.