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Child Soldiers: victims or perpetrators - how they are treated under international law and Sierra Leonean law

Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said: 'We must not close our eyes to the fact that child soldiers are both victims and perpetrators. They sometimes carry out the most barbaric acts of violence. But no matter what the child is guilty of, the main responsibility lies with us, the adults. There is simply...

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Main Author: Baader, Philine
Other Authors: Chirwa, Danwood
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Public Law 2023
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description Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said: 'We must not close our eyes to the fact that child soldiers are both victims and perpetrators. They sometimes carry out the most barbaric acts of violence. But no matter what the child is guilty of, the main responsibility lies with us, the adults. There is simply no excuse, no acceptable argument for arming children'.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/38256 Child Soldiers: victims or perpetrators - how they are treated under international law and Sierra Leonean law Baader, Philine Chirwa, Danwood law Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said: 'We must not close our eyes to the fact that child soldiers are both victims and perpetrators. They sometimes carry out the most barbaric acts of violence. But no matter what the child is guilty of, the main responsibility lies with us, the adults. There is simply no excuse, no acceptable argument for arming children'. 2023-08-22T10:49:05Z 2023-08-22T10:49:05Z 2007 2023-08-22T08:00:35Z Master Thesis Masters Masters http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38256 eng application/pdf Department of Public Law Faculty of Law
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Child Soldiers: victims or perpetrators - how they are treated under international law and Sierra Leonean law
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title Child Soldiers: victims or perpetrators - how they are treated under international law and Sierra Leonean law
title_full Child Soldiers: victims or perpetrators - how they are treated under international law and Sierra Leonean law
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title_short Child Soldiers: victims or perpetrators - how they are treated under international law and Sierra Leonean law
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