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2024-01-13 21:21:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F6C486A96F1F0F62B52892CBE2BB382404C829DB825799A9BD09E0739E586891
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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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