The legal framework and legislation governing the rights of children in the World have become of great attention internationally and in modern societies, particularly, in the area of criminal justice and human rights.The Convention on the Rights of the Child and African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child are basic international and regional conventions regulating the rights of the children and include how to deal with children in conflict with the law. States parties to these conventions are required to take appropriate measures, which includes the enactment of legislation to give effect to these rights.