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2024-01-13 23:23:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BA4634804D495E8A77AC519AA642F1A110F9DBE51F11F19D24ADFF93A9E07673
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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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