CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Ahmed, Sibghatullah |
|---|---|
| Title | SEEKING TO DISSUADE: DOES THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK OFFER ENOUGH PROTECTION TO CHILD SOLDIERS? |
| Summary | The thesis primarily deals with the gaps in existing international legal system on issue of Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) which leaves child soldiers vulnerable to prosecution. This problem on surface seems to be theoretical but some of the examples of prosecution of child soldiers in Africa and recently by United States of America in its so called War on Terror have proven otherwise. Vulnerability of child soldiers is further compounded due to lack of binding minimum standards on juvenile justice and the fact that the crimes they are accused of committing are subjected to universal jurisdiction. This thesis examines the existing legal conditions which are prevailing over the above-mentioned situations and the existing protection mechanisms to protect the child soldiers. |
| Supervisor | Hammer, Leonard |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/ahmed_sibghatullah.pdf |
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