“The Dilemma of Child Soldiers.” Insights on Law and Society, vol. Furthermore, the article will explore why recruiting children for an armed conflict is an international issue. It will explore how a child soldier is defined and the laws proscribing their recruitment. The following discussion will begin with an examination of the international legal provisions regarding the recruitment of children.
However, more than just legal sanctions, it is imperative to address the causes of the issue to bring lasting change. Over the years, provisions of international law have sought to put an end to the practice of recruitment of children in armed conflicts. 2 Child soldiers present both a moral and ethical challenge as well as a legal one. In the late 1990s, the number of child soldiers was around 250,000 1 Cohn and Goodwin-Gill, Child Soldiers: The Role of Children in Armed Conflict, 1994., and estimates place the number at the same level even today. Child soldiers are a sad reality of armed conflicts.
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