Children in war: Answers from International Law to the crimes of recruitment of child soldiers and sexual violence
Around the world, the armed conflicts of recent years have been characterized by including the participation of child soldiers. Children, due to the vulnerability of their short age, suffer in a special manner of the war effects, and often their human rights are violated irreversibly. International ...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | Perú |
| Institution: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Repository: | Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19756 |
| Online Access: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/19756 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Child soldiers International Humanitarian Law International Criminal Law War crimes Sexual Violence International Criminal Court Niños soldados Derecho Internacional Humanitario Derecho Penal Internacional Crímenes de guerra Violencia sexual Corte Penal Internacional |
| Summary: | Around the world, the armed conflicts of recent years have been characterized by including the participation of child soldiers. Children, due to the vulnerability of their short age, suffer in a special manner of the war effects, and often their human rights are violated irreversibly. International Law has a duty to provide effective answers to tackle this situation, ensuring that children can be protected against those risks and that their rights can be guaranteed. |
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