Protecting children in armed conflict: the phenomenon of child soldiers through gender lens and the role of justice

Betti, Chiara (A.A. 2023/2024) Protecting children in armed conflict: the phenomenon of child soldiers through gender lens and the role of justice. Tesi di Laurea in Tutela internazionale dei diritti umani, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Pietro Pustorino, pp. 169. [Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Protection of children in armed conflict: an interplay of international legal frameworks. The affirmation of children’s rights at the international level. The position of children in IACs and NIACs: the law of armed conflict. The protection of children in armed conflict under human rights instruments. A fragmented legal protection: the interplay between IHL and human rights law. Child soldiers. Historical traces of children’s involvement in armed confl. The current scenario. Structural factors fueling the phenomenon. Reasons behind the recruitment of child soldiers. Defining child soldiers. The global perception of child soldiers: victims or perpetrators. Female child soldiers and the need for special protection. The complexity of girl child soldiers’ experiences and their role in fighting forces. Girl child soldiers under international law: the intersectionality of gender and age: progressively lifting the invisibility veil. Preveting recruitment and use of child soldiers and ensuring their rehabilitation and reintegration. Compliance and accountability mechanisms for States and NSAGs. Rehabilitation and reintegration of child soldiers into civilian life.

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Bibliografia: pp. 145-169.

Thesis Type: Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Single Cycle Master's Degree Programs > Single Cycle Master's Degree Program in Law (LMG-01)
Chair: Tutela internazionale dei diritti umani
Thesis Supervisor: Pustorino, Pietro
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Raimondi, Guido
Academic Year: 2023/2024
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2025 13:32
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2025 13:32
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/41770

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