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2024-01-13 23:06:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EB5E5167DA235DB433DF4403F4746636E08B1F7EB77B73221BA1E92DA092E0FB
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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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