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2024-01-13 23:40:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8F0DC2E49BCA4105CD8DED25E4E6B11EE58F570FC66E0971166517F7600B9091
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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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