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Conscripting children

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001195

The unlawful recruitment or use of individuals under the age of 18 by armed forces or armed groups. This practice is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law, constituting a war crime. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court criminalizes the conscription or enlistment of children under the age of 15 into armed forces or groups.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001195
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001195",
  "term": "Conscripting children",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The unlawful recruitment or use of individuals under the age of 18 by armed forces or armed groups. This practice is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law, constituting a war crime. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court criminalizes the conscription or enlistment of children under the age of 15 into armed forces or groups.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/conscripting-children/"
}

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