COMPARATIVE STUDY OF JUVENILE LAWS – COMMON LAW COUNTRY  JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD (INDIA) VS. YOUTH JUSTICE BOARD ( UK)

AUTHOR – S. SUMANTH MADHUSUDAN, LLM (CRIMINAL LAW) ,AMITY INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES,AMITY UNIVERSITY,NOIDA, UTTAR PRADESH)

BEST CITATION – S. SUMANTH MADHUSUDAN, COMPARATIVE STUDY OF JUVENILE LAWS – COMMON LAW COUNTRY  JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD (INDIA) VS. YOUTH JUSTICE BOARD ( UK), INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (4) OF 2026, PG. 33-39, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

The research paper presents a comparative analysis of the Juvenile justice system in India and UK which focuses on the Juvenile justice board under the Juvenile justice (care and protection of children) act 2015 and the youth justice board(YJB). India and the UK are both countries rooted in common law traditions with aim to balance child welfare with accountability and transparency but their institutional frameworks differ significantly.This paper gives a  theoretical understanding of the juvenile justice board in India which is regulated by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the JJB operates as a quasi judicial body emphasizing not only upon the rehabilitation but the social integration and child friendly procedures. It also handles cases of children in conflict with law, sharing the protection of children rights which are provided under Indian Constitution. But the UK’s YJB functions as a supervisory and it monitors the youth, just a system which co-ordinate with local agencies rather than adjudicating cases. Basically the study highlights the differences in the Legal procedure and the structure and implementation between both the countries as how India adopts a well oriented and reformative approach whereas the UK follows a more structured, risk based and   administrative model the people overall conclude that integrating welfare principle with efficient governance could is strengthen Juvenile justice outcomes.

Keywords: Juvenile Justice,Juvenile Justice Board, Youth JusticeBoard,Child Rights