First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law
This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After preliminary remarks on the approach of international human rights and humanitarian law to the protection of children involved in armed conflicts, the article discusses the prohibitions on recruiting chil...
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ir-10336-156802021-08-27T19:36:21Z First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law Morini, Claudia Child soldiers international criminal law Sierra Leone. Niños soldados derecho penal internacional Sierra Leona This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After preliminary remarks on the approach of international human rights and humanitarian law to the protection of children involved in armed conflicts, the article discusses the prohibitions on recruiting children and the individual criminal responsibility of recruiters. Case-law on the child soldiers’ recruitment is considered. In the fourth part the position of the child soldiers as perpetrators is discussed and the retributive approach to the issue is explored. The last section offers an overview of the restorative justice-oriented solution to the dilemma of the criminal responsibility of child soldiers adopted in the context of the post-conflict situation in Sierra Leone. Este artículo examina la cuestión de los niños soldados en el Derecho Internacional. Después de haber hecho algunas observaciones preliminares sobre el enfoque del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos y del derecho humanitario sobre la protección de los derechos de los niños que se encuentren en un conflicto armado, el artículo revisa la prohibición del reclutamiento de los menores y la responsabilidad penal personal de los que los reclutan. También, será analizada la jurisprudencia sobre el reclutamiento de los niños. En la cuarta parte del artículo, se dará cuenta de la hipótesis de los menores autores de crímenes internacionales y se considerarán los enfoques de la justicia retributiva y de la justicia restaurativa 2010-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2145-4493 2027-1131 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/15680 spa Derechos de autor 2014 Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional - ACDI info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Universidad del Rosario ACDI - Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional; Vol. 3 (2010): Special Issue; 187 - 208 ACDI - Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional; Vol. 3 (2010): Volumen Especial; 187 - 208 Annuaire Colombien de Droit International - ACDI; Vol. 3 (2010): Volumen Especial; 187 - 208 |
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This article examines the issue of the position of child soldiers under International Law. After preliminary remarks on the approach of international human rights and humanitarian law to the protection of children involved in armed conflicts, the article discusses the prohibitions on recruiting children and the individual criminal responsibility of recruiters. Case-law on the child soldiers’ recruitment is considered. In the fourth part the position of the child soldiers as perpetrators is discussed and the retributive approach to the issue is explored. The last section offers an overview of the restorative justice-oriented solution to the dilemma of the criminal responsibility of child soldiers adopted in the context of the post-conflict situation in Sierra Leone. |
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First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law |
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First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law |
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First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law |
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First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law |
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First victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and International Law |
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first victims then perpetrators: child soldiers and international law |
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Universidad del Rosario |
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