This reflection, through a comparative approach in juvenile criminal law, observes the place of restorative justice, its institutionalization and its practice in the juvenile criminal justice system in France and in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

This work analyses the development of the decision making process in placing minors in care homes run under the aegis of Youth Protection and Juvenile Justice authorities, as framed by Youth Offending and Public Administrative law, by focusing on the interpretation and formulation of the rights attaching to the juvenile within the operative norms..

Written for students and teachers, this book is designed to help them approach the history of justice at any level of learning, whether as an introduction or a specialism.