International Criminal Accountability and the Rights of Children (From Peace to Justice Series) [Hardcover]

Karin Arts (Editor), Vesselin Popovski (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2006 | ISBN-10: 9067042277 | ISBN-13: 978-9067042277 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Hague Academic Press, a T.M.C. Asser Press imprint Children and young persons are increasingly being targeted for trafficking, sexual exploitation, recruitment as child soldiers, and other abuses. Children prove to be particularly vulnerable in situations of armed conflict, such as Darfur, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Philippines, Nepal, and Colombia. A rich combination of practitioners (including ICC, ICTY and SCSL prosecutors) and academics explore to what extent international law instruments and international criminal accountability mechanisms are useful for countering violations of children's rights during and after armed conflicts. They also analyze to what extent the tendency of profiling children's rights much more strongly than before (mainly under the umbrella of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and in the form of child rights-based approaches) converges with the features of international criminal accountability mechanisms such as the International Criminal Court, the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

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Book Description

This book explores to what extent international law instruments and international criminal accountability mechanisms help to counter violations of children's rights during and after armed conflicts. It also analyzes current practices in international criminal accountability mechanisms, such as the International Criminal Court and the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

About the Author

Karin Arts is Associate Professor in International Law and Development, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague.

Vesselin Popovski is the Director of Studies on International Order and Justice, Peace and Governance Programme at the United Nations University, Tokyo.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Hague Academic Press, an imprint of T.M.C. Asser Press; 1st Edition. edition (October 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9067042277
• ISBN-13: 978-9067042277
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,283,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)