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2024-01-13 22:02:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6E39894AE7345D18A2CE23AAF0A48711D34E2720084280EA506828CBC9B8D562
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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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