At a time of escalating global conflict and instability, this book examines international efforts to protect children from the effects of war and armed conflict through the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), especially article 38, and the ConventionOCOs Optional Protocol on the involvement
Children and Youth in Armed Conflict
โ Scribed by Ann-Charlotte Nilsson
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 1637
- Series
- The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This is a book that students and professionals from different disciplines and backgrounds, including from academia, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, the medical community, governments, etc., will find to be a valuable resource in their quest to learn more about an area of study that has long been neglected.2 Volume set.
โฆ Subjects
Children (International law) ; War victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. ; Children and war.; LAW051000; NON000000; NON000000
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