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Book SynopsisThis volume constitutes a commentary on the First Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, dealing with the involvement of children in armed conflicts. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children’s rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non- governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations; Author Biography; Text of the Optional Protocol; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Comparison with Related International Instruments; 1. Universal Instruments; 1.1 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions; 1.2 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child; 1.3 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; 1.4 1999 ILO Convention No 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour; 1.5 United Nations Resolutions and Recommendations; 2. Regional Instruments; 2.1 Binding Regional Instruments: the African Child Charter; 2.2 Other Regional Initiatives; Chapter Three Scope of the Optional Protocol Preamble; 1. Article 1: Direct Participation in Hostilities; 1.1 Direct Participation in Hostilities; 1.2 Members of their Armed Forces Younger than 18 Years; 1.3 Obligation of Means Resting on States Parties; 2. Article 2: Compulsory recruitment; 2.1 Compulsory Recruitment into their Armed Forces; 2.2 Persons Who Have Not Attained the Age of 18 Years; 2.3 Obligation of Result Resting on States Parties; 3. Article 3: Voluntary Recruitment; 3.1 Article 3(1): Higher Minimum Age; 3.2 Article 3(2): Binding Declaration; 3.3 Article 3(3): Minimum Safeguards; 3.4 Article 3(4): Strengthening of Declaration; 3.5 Article 3(5): Military Schools; 4. Article 4: Armed Groups; 4.1 Article 4(1): Recruitment or Use in Hostilities; 4.2 Article 4(2): Prevention; 4.3 Article 4(3): Legal Status of the Parties 5. Article 5: Safeguard Clause; 6. Article 6: Implementation, Dissemination, emobilisation and Recovery; 6.1 Article 6(1): Implementation and Enforcement; 6.2 Article 6(2): Dissemination; 6.3 Article 6(3): Demobilisation and Recovery; 7. Article 7: International Cooperation; 7.1 Article 7(1): Cooperation in the Implementation of the Protocol; 7.2 Article 7(2): Programmes or Fund; 8. Article 8: Reporting; 8.1 Article 8(1): Initial Reports; 8.2 Article 8(2): Periodic Reporting; 8.3 Article 8(3): Request for Further Information; 9. Article 9: Signature, Ratification/Accession; 10. Article 10: Entry into Force; 11. Article 11: Denunciation; 12. Article 12: Amendments; 13. Article 13: Authentic Versions, Deposit, Transmission of Copies.
