The War Crime of Child Soldier Recruitment (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

The practice of using children to participate in conflict has become a defining characteristic of 21st century warfare and is the most recent addition to the canon of international war crimes. This text examines the development of this crime of recruiting, conscripting or using children for participation in armed conflict, from human rights principle to fully fledged war crime, prosecuted at the International Criminal Court. The background and reasons for the growing use of children in armed conflict are analysed, before discussing the origins of the crime in international humanitarian law and human rights law treaties, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol. Specific focus is paid to the jurisprudence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Court in developing and expanding the elements of the crime, the modes of ascribing liability to perpetrators and the defences of mistake and negligence. The question of how the courts addressed issues of cultural sensitivity, notably in terms of the liability of children, is also addressed.

General

Imprint:	T.M.C. Asser Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2014
Authors:	Julie McBride
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-6704-920-7
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > International criminal law Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International humanitarian law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	90-6704-920-4
Barcode:	9789067049207

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