111. There are no effective rules of procedure to address inefficiencies and unfairness that may be alleged to weak enforcement of judgments in the justice system. 112. The State should ensure that judgments by the courts are enforced and no influence of any kind prevents justice from being served. Openness of Court Proceedings to the Public 113. Although, court proceedings are open to the public, except some specific cases like family issues and child related issues, the courts do not have adequate chambers for those proceedings; most of the court rooms can accommodate a maximum of 6‐7 persons at a time. Some Judges have informed HRCM that the judiciary has been working with the state to arrange better court houses since 2009, but the issue remains unresolved. Juvenile Justice System 115. Juvenile justice system is one of the core areas of the judiciary that need to be strengthened. Persons involved in the juvenile justice system are not given professional trainings and they are not given training on relevant international standards. The court is not provided with adequate chamber and appropriate setting for the trial of juveniles. Furthermore, there are no probation officers to ensure that the child meets/fulfils the probation terms, when the court orders the juvenile to be placed on probation. 116. Although there is correctional treatment available for juvenile offenders, only a limited number can have access to them. The Correctional Training Centre in Feydhoo Finolhu (only center of this kind in Maldives), under Juvenile Justice Unit (JJU) of Ministry of Home Affairs, managed by Maldives Police Service, is unable to accommodate all the juvenile offenders and the center houses only male offenders. Furthermore, juvenile offenders and delinquents are in the same correctional center which should ideally be managed by professionals suited for this type of work other than police officers. 117. Age of criminal responsibility of juveniles in Maldives is set between 10‐15 years, in which a child can be held responsible for crimes like murder, fornication, terrorism and drug abuse if she or he has reached puberty or turned fifteen years of age by the time of the crime. Juveniles above 15 years are held accountable for all categories of crimes, if committed. Chapter: Article 14: Equality before the Law & Article 26: Legal Protection of the Law 114. The State must provide court houses with adequate chamber so that court proceedings can be made open to the public. 47