Children in war: Answers from International Law to the crimes of recruitment of child soldiers and sexual violence

Authors

  • Valeria Reyes Menéndez Pontifical Catholic University of Peru image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/iusetveritas.201703.003

Keywords:

Child soldiers, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, War crimes, Sexual Violence, International Criminal Court

Abstract

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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Author Biography

  • Valeria Reyes Menéndez, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

    Abogada por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Investigadora y Asistente Académica en el Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (IDEHPUCP). Miembro extraordinario de la  Asociación IUS ET VERITAS.

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Published

2017-04-04

Issue

No. 55 (2017)

Section

Main Section

License

Copyright (c) 2018 IUS ET VERITAS

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How to Cite

Children in war: Answers from International Law to the crimes of recruitment of child soldiers and sexual violence. (2017). IUS ET VERITAS, 55, 42-62. https://doi.org/10.18800/iusetveritas.201703.003