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Child Soldiers as Agents of War and Peace

A Restorative Transitional Justice Approach to Accountability for Crimes Under International Law
International Criminal Justice Series, Band 14

von: Leonie Steinl
160,49 €
Verlag:	T.M.C. Asser Press
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	19.08.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9789462652019
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

<p>This book deals with child soldiers’ involvement in crimes under international law. Child soldiers are often victims of grave human rights abuses, and yet, in some cases, they also participate actively in inflicting violence upon others. Nonetheless, the international discourse on child soldiers often tends to ignore the latter dimension of children’s involvement in armed conflict and instead focuses exclusively on their role as victims.</p><p>While it might seem as though the discourse is therefore beneficial for child soldiers as it protects them from blame and responsibility, it is important to realize that the so-called passive victim narrative entails various adverse consequences, which can hinder the successful reintegration of child soldiers into their families, communities and societies. This book aims to address this dilemma. First, the available options for dealing with child soldiers’ participationin crimes under international law, such as transitional justice and criminal justice, and their shortcomings are analyzed in depth. Subsequently a new approach is developed towards achieving accountability in a child-adequate way, which is called restorative transitional justice.</p><p>This book is in the first place aimed at researchers with an interest in child soldiers, children and armed conflict, as well as international criminal law, transitional justice, juvenile justice, restorative justice, children’s rights, and international human rights law. Secondly, professionals working on issues of transitional justice, juvenile justice, international criminal law, children’s rights, and the reintegration of child soldiers will also find the subject matter of great relevance to their practice.</p><p> </p><p><b>Dr. Leonie Steinl, LL.M.</b> (Columbia) is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin.</p>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An Introduction to Child Soldiering, its Images, and Realities.- Child Soldiers and Non-Prosecutorial Transitional Justice.- Child Soldiers and Prosecutorial Transitional Justice.- Child Soldiers and Restorative Transitional Justice.- Summary and Conclusions.- <b>Index</b><p><b></b></p>

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<div><div><div>This book deals with child soldiers’ involvement in crimes under international law.</div><div>Child soldiers are often victims of grave human rights abuses, and yet, in some cases,</div><div>they also participate actively in inflicting violence upon others. Nonetheless, the</div><div>international discourse on child soldiers often tends to ignore the latter dimension</div><div>of children’s involvement in armed conflict and instead focuses exclusively on their</div><div>role as victims.</div><div><br/></div><div>While it might seem as though the discourse is therefore beneficial for child soldiers</div><div>as it protects them from blame and responsibility, it is important to realize that the</div><div>so-called passive victim narrative entails various adverse consequences, which can</div><div>hinder the successful reintegration of child soldiers into their families, communities</div><div>and societies. This book aims to address this dilemma. First, the available options</div><div>for dealing with child soldiers’ participation in crimes under international law, such</div><div>as transitional justice and criminal justice, and their shortcomings are analyzed in</div><div>depth. Subsequently a new approach is developed towards achieving accountability</div><div>in a child-adequate way, which is called restorative transitional justice.</div><br/></div><div>This book is in the first place aimed at researchers with an interest in child soldiers,</div><div>children and armed conflict, as well as international criminal law, transitional justice,</div><div>juvenile justice, restorative justice, children’s rights, and international human rights</div><div>law. Secondly, professionals working on issues of transitional justice, juvenile justice,</div><div>international criminal law, children’s rights, and the reintegration of child soldiers</div><div>will also find the subject matter of great relevance to their practice.</div><div><br/></div><div>Dr. Leonie Steinl, LL.M. (Columbia) is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Faculty of Law</div><div>of the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin.</div></div>

Sonderbeitrag

Addresses child soldiers’ participation in crimes under international law Provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of how different fora of transitional justice have dealt with child soldiers and their roles as perpetrators Develops a new approach to achieving accountability for child soldiers’ participation in crimes under international law Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Verkaufsargumente

Addresses child soldiers’ participation in crimes under international law<div><br/></div><div>Provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of how different fora of transitional justice have dealt with child soldiers and their roles as perpetrators</div><div><br/></div><div>Develops a new approach to achieving accountability for child soldiers’ participation in crimes under international law</div>