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2024-01-13 13:00:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CAA3D5097E93E964C28D77941CF0AF5CA52E4A9E96C63046BF64945F94A945F2
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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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