Child soldiers as agents of war and peace : a restorative transitional justice approach to accountability for crimes under international law / Leonie Steinl.
2017
KZ6418.3 .S745 2017 (Mapit)
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Child soldiers as agents of war and peace : a restorative transitional justice approach to accountability for crimes under international law / Leonie Steinl.
Imprint
The Hague, The Netherlands : Asser Press, [2017]
Copyright
© 2017.
Description
xii, 421 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
International criminal justice series ; v. 14.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
Child soldiers and non-prosecutorial transitional justice
Child soldiers and prosecutorial transitional justice
Child soldiers and restorative transitional justice
Summary and conclusions.
Summary
"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. 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' participation in 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." -- Publisher's website.
Note
"This book is based on a dissertation which was defended at the University of Hamburg on the 4th of October 2016." -- Page v.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
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KZ6418.3 .S745 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9789462652002 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9462652007 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9789462652019 (electronic book)
9462652015 (electronic book)
9462652007 (hardback : acid-free paper)
9789462652019 (electronic book)
9462652015 (electronic book)
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