ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONGRESSES ON THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 28259
• Journal: Annales Internationales de Criminologie Volume: 12 Issue: 1-2 Dated: (1973) Pages: 77-87
• Author(s): M LOPEZ-REY
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: Societe Internationale de Criminologie
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: France

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF U.N. LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL DEFENSE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONGRESSES WHICH HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED SINCE 1955.

Abstract

THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ORGANIZED FOUR CONGRESSES: GENEVA 1955, LONDON 1960, STOCKHOLM 1965, AND KYOTO 1970. THE 1975 CONGRESS WILL BE IN TORONTO. THE PAPER CONSIDERS THEIR USEFULNESS TO BE PARTLY DETERMINED BY THE SPECIFIC CHARACTER OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED. THE LARGER THEIR SCOPE, THE GREATER THE DANGER THAT THE CONCLUSIONS WILL BE TOO GENERAL TO OFFER THE REQUIRED LEADERSHIP. THE PARTICIPANTS OF THESE CONGRESSES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES: EXPERTS DESIGNATED BY GOVERNMENTS (OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS), REPRESENTATIVES OF SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE U.N. AND REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH CONSULTIVE STATUS WITH THE U.N., AND QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. THE PAPER CONSIDERS THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF THE U.N. IN THIS FIELD TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR REFORMS. --SUMMARY IN SPANISH