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2024-01-13 12:51:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 073021EFC478AB98A9F5425428047467776B73D699123FF3B660F1F0824E349A
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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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