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Book SynopsisCan the use of children as soldiers be effectively regulated at an international level? Child soldiers in international law examines how international law has developed to deal with this problematic and emotive issue.
Table of ContentsChild soldiers ininternational law: Introduction
Part I
1. Child soldiers in the world today
2. Children and children’s rights: Changing perceptions
Part II
3. The United Nations and child soldiers
Part III
4. The legal regulation of the recruitment and use of children in hostilities: International humanitarian law
5. The legal regulation of the recruitment and use of children in hostilities: International human rights law
6. The legal regulation of the recruitment and use of children in hostilities: Customary internationallaw and non-state actors
Part IV
7. The legal treatment of child soldiers
Part V
8. The recruitment of child soldiers as a war crime
9. The responsibility of child soldiers for war crimes
Part VI
10. Child soldiers as asylum seekers and refugees
Part VII
11. Child soldiers in international law: Conclusion
