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2024-01-14 01:08:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 05B998BDD0447D8D86A9973620B37643F4EBED22894E9A985720EDCB4D910704
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Human rights law declares 18 as the minimum legal age for recruitment in hostilities. Recruiting and using children under the age of 15 as soldiers is prohibited under international law – treaty and custom – and is defined as a war crime by the International Criminal Court. https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/six-grave-violations/child-soldiers/
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