International Law and Child Soldiers

This book analyses the current state of child soldiering internationally. The proscriptive content of contemporary norms on the prohibition of the use and recruitment of child soldiers is evaluated to determine if they are capable of better enforcement.

1 Situating the Debate 2 Contemporary Child Soldiering: Distribution, Use and Causes 3 International Humanitarian Law and the Prevention of Child Soldiering 4 International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law: An Integrated International Law Response to the Prevention of Child Soldiering 5 International Criminal Responsibility and the Prosecution of Individuals for the Enlistment, Conscription and Use of Child Soldiers 6 International Institutional Law and the Prevention of Child Soldiering 7 Case Study: The Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 Conclusion