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2024-01-14 03:49:10 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2298B61B01D9395C439AC0274D6B77A2CEC71A0A14CB16FCE50BDFFFCEDBA427
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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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