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2024-01-14 00:35:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BFE25FEBBBAB5FE9CB4A917145AF2A9F984C555D175193D8086ACDA62A2EBADF
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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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