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2024-01-13 12:48:10 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 91F00725EC1980A5923FB7C083B375E536A112AD6F81C7A39DB7270188A73FD2
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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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