Add to ORKGThe phenomenon of child soldiers has gained increased attention since the condemnation, last year, of Thomas Lubanga for recruiting and using child soldiers. However, not much has been said about the crimes perpetrated by those children. This article looks at child soldiers as perpetrators of crimes and examines their potential criminal accountability under international criminal law. Interpretation of international instruments suggests that child soldiers could be prosecuted by international criminal tribunals. However, those prosecutions would have to respect specific standards
This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After pre...
peer reviewedAlthough children have always participated in armed conflict, over the past few decades...
International law provides no explicit guidelines for whether or at what age child soldiers should b...
The phenomenon of child soldiers has gained increased attention since the condemnation, last year, o...
The problem of child soldiers is not going to go away. While it may not be a popular solution, child...
This dissertation examines who should be held liable under international criminal law for internatio...
In recent years, there has been a growth in concern about the recruitment and use of child soldiers....
This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After pre...
The increasing number of domestic conflicts around the world has put civilian populations in general...
Doctor Legum - LLDChildren have been committing crimes during times of war and other armed conflicts...
It is only relatively recently that international law has been specifically directed towards address...
International jurisprudence does not identify an accepted age at which criminal responsibility begin...
Young boys and girls, who under international law are regarded as "children," volunteer or, more fre...
Currently, there are tens of thousands of child soldiers among the ranks of combatants in internatio...
Child soldiers, who often appear to be both victims and perpetrators, present a vexing moral and leg...
This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After pre...
peer reviewedAlthough children have always participated in armed conflict, over the past few decades...
International law provides no explicit guidelines for whether or at what age child soldiers should b...
The phenomenon of child soldiers has gained increased attention since the condemnation, last year, o...
The problem of child soldiers is not going to go away. While it may not be a popular solution, child...
This dissertation examines who should be held liable under international criminal law for internatio...
In recent years, there has been a growth in concern about the recruitment and use of child soldiers....
This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After pre...
The increasing number of domestic conflicts around the world has put civilian populations in general...
Doctor Legum - LLDChildren have been committing crimes during times of war and other armed conflicts...
It is only relatively recently that international law has been specifically directed towards address...
International jurisprudence does not identify an accepted age at which criminal responsibility begin...
Young boys and girls, who under international law are regarded as "children," volunteer or, more fre...
Currently, there are tens of thousands of child soldiers among the ranks of combatants in internatio...
Child soldiers, who often appear to be both victims and perpetrators, present a vexing moral and leg...
This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After pre...
peer reviewedAlthough children have always participated in armed conflict, over the past few decades...
International law provides no explicit guidelines for whether or at what age child soldiers should b...