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Although child soldiers have received considerable media and policy
attention, they remain poorly understood and inadequately
protected. This Research Handbook addresses this troubling gap by
offering a reflective and nuanced review of the complex issue of
child soldiering. Containing original contributions from leading
experts in many disciplines working across six continents, this
comprehensive Handbook showcases diverse experiences and unique
perspectives. The Handbook unpacks the life-cycle of youth and
militarization: from recruitment, to demobilization, and return to
civilian life. Challenging prevailing assumptions and conceptions,
this uplifting Handbook focuses on the child soldier's capacity to
cope with adversity. In so doing, it emphasizes the resilience,
humanity and potential of children affected - rather than
'afflicted' - by armed conflict. The Research Handbook on Child
Soldiers will be of interest to academics, practitioners and
activists alike, with its extensive incorporation of cutting-edge
fieldwork and the voices of the children themselves. Promoting
equity between generations, this Handbook will also appeal to
individuals from many walks of life who are concerned with the
rights of the child in times of conflict, peace, and the
in-between.
Although child soldiers have received considerable media and policy
attention, they remain poorly understood and inadequately
protected. This Research Handbook addresses this troubling gap by
offering a reflective and nuanced review of the complex issue of
child soldiering. Containing original contributions from leading
experts in many disciplines working across six continents, this
comprehensive Handbook showcases diverse experiences and unique
perspectives. The Handbook unpacks the life-cycle of youth and
militarization: from recruitment, to demobilization, and return to
civilian life. Challenging prevailing assumptions and conceptions,
this uplifting Handbook focuses on the child soldier's capacity to
cope with adversity. In so doing, it emphasizes the resilience,
humanity and potential of children affected - rather than
'afflicted' - by armed conflict. The Research Handbook on Child
Soldiers will be of interest to academics, practitioners and
activists alike, with its extensive incorporation of cutting-edge
fieldwork and the voices of the children themselves. Promoting
equity between generations, this Handbook will also appeal to
individuals from many walks of life who are concerned with the
rights of the child in times of conflict, peace, and the
in-between.
This book argues that accountability for extraordinary atrocity
crimes should not uncritically adopt the methods and assumptions of
ordinary liberal criminal law. Criminal punishment designed for
common criminals is a response to mass atrocity and a device to
promote justice in its aftermath. This book comes to this
conclusion after reviewing the sentencing practices of
international, national, and local courts and tribunals that punish
atrocity perpetrators. Sentencing practices of these institutions
fail to attain the goals that international criminal law ascribes
to punishment, in particular retribution and deterrence. Fresh
thinking is necessary to confront the collective nature of mass
atrocity and the disturbing reality that individual membership in
group-based killings is often not maladaptive or deviant behavior
but, rather, adaptive or conformist behavior. This book turns to a
modern, and adventurously pluralist, application of classical
notions of cosmopolitanism to advance the frame of international
criminal law to a broader construction of atrocity law and towards
an interdisciplinary, contextual, and multicultural conception of
justice.
The international community's efforts to halt child soldiering have
yielded some successes. But this pernicious practice persists. It
may shift locally, but it endures globally. Preventative measures
therefore remain inadequate. Former child soldiers experience
challenges readjusting to civilian life. Reintegration is complex
and eventful. The homecoming is only the beginning. Reconciliation
within communities afflicted by violence committed by and against
child soldiers is incomplete. Shortfalls linger on the restorative
front. The international community strives to eradicate the scourge
of child soldiering. Mostly, though, these efforts replay the same
narratives and circulate the same assumptions. Current humanitarian
discourse sees child soldiers as passive victims, tools of war,
vulnerable, psychologically devastated, and not responsible for
their violent acts. This perception has come to suffuse
international law and policy. Although reflecting much of the lives
of child soldiers, this portrayal also omits critical aspects. This
book pursues an alternate path by reimagining the child soldier. It
approaches child soldiers with a more nuanced and less judgmental
mind. This book takes a second look at these efforts. It aspires to
refresh law and policy so as to improve preventative, restorative,
and remedial initiatives while also vivifying the dignity of youth.
Along the way, Drumbl questions central tenets of contemporary
humanitarianism and rethinks elements of international criminal
justice. This ground-breaking book is essential reading for anyone
committed to truly emboldening the rights of the child. It offers a
way to think about child soldiers that would invigorate
international law, policy, and best practices. Where does this
reimagination lead? Not toward retributive criminal trials, but
instead toward restorative forms of justice. Toward forgiveness
instead of excuse, thereby facilitating reintegration and promoting
social repair within afflicted communities. Toward a better
understanding of child soldiering, without which the practice
cannot be ended. This book also offers fresh thinking on related
issues, ranging from juvenile justice, to humanitarian
interventions, to the universality of human rights, to the role of
law in responding to mass atrocity.
This book argues that accountability for extraordinary atrocity
crimes should not uncritically adopt the methods and assumptions of
ordinary liberal criminal law. Criminal punishment designed for
common criminals is a response to mass atrocity and a device to
promote justice in its aftermath. This book comes to this
conclusion after reviewing the sentencing practices of
international, national, and local courts and tribunals that punish
atrocity perpetrators. Sentencing practices of these institutions
fail to attain the goals that international criminal law ascribes
to punishment, in particular retribution and deterrence. Fresh
thinking is necessary to confront the collective nature of mass
atrocity and the disturbing reality that individual membership in
group-based killings is often not maladaptive or deviant behavior
but, rather, adaptive or conformist behavior. This book turns to a
modern, and adventurously pluralist, application of classical
notions of cosmopolitanism to advance the frame of international
criminal law to a broader construction of atrocity law and towards
an interdisciplinary, contextual, and multicultural conception of
justice.
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