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2024-01-13 12:47:43 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AC88AE69591DDAE48178E27A849A0E7456F4E3BA9FD659A325FF03139A6F17E5
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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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