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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Autor: Reyes Menéndez, Valeria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19756
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/19756
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave: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
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Sumario: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.