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Since the law 11.343/06, Brazil has reduced the penalty of drug users, who are now submitted toalternative penalties, such as psychoeducative interventions. This study, co-authored with EsdrasMoreira, analyses the impact of a local new group intervention, called “Grupo de Justiça”(Justice Group), on adhesion to treatment among substance users referred by justice to anaddiction center in Salvador, Brazil. The Justice Group works with 10 to 15 individuals todiscuss issues related to drug use in four weekly sessions. In observing this group, the authorstried to identify sociodemographic profile, social behavior, exposition to police violence,motivational speeches to chance and stigma perception. The coordinator of the intervention wasinterviewed. Clinical files data was collected and added to the qualitative material. Contrary tothe idea of the justice referral as a window of opportunity to treatment, it was observed to be anenhancement in resistance to change by the subjects attending the Justice Group because of theviolence of the police, the coercive nature of the approach, and related stigma. Considering thelength of the intervention, it was impossible to deal with such resistance. On the other hand, thediscrepancy between the justice view of an ideal treatment (abstinence) and the nihilism of thehealth professional about the positive results of a coercive intervention, made both lose theopportunity to treat such population. Besides, in an unequal society, such intervention tends tocatch the most vulnerable ones and to increase social exclusion and suffering.The Modus Operandi of the Liberty Tribunal (Italy)Sara Quiriconi, Tonucci & Partners, Florence, Italy (saraquiriconi@yahoo.it)This paper focuses on the so called “Tribunale della Libertà” (Liberty Tribunal) which hasintroduced in Italy a particular system of “reconsideration” for those judical measures limitingthe personal liberty of the indictee. The Liberty Tribunal, primarily thought as a centralizedcontrol body, has reached a remarkable level of development and, moreover, it has constitutedone the most efficient court able to pass a judgment on the legal title of the committal, in respectof the art. 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights. The incidental proceedings of thisTribunal is a complementary and collateral diversion from the traditional court, which remainscompetent for the principal proceedings. The composition, the working and, in general, themodus operandi of the Liberty Tribunal permit us to consider it one of the most outstandingexamples of TJ principles.214. The Well-Being of Clients and VictimsChild Participation in Family Disputes and the Well-Being of ChildrenTamar Morag, Striks Law School (tamar.morag@gmail.com)The right of children to participate in adversarial legal proceedings has gained increasingrecognition in recent years. This trend, rooted in court verdicts and state legislation, has led to a515