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CHILD SOLDIERS AS AGENTS OF WAR AND PEACE - LEO...

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.This book is in the first place aimed at researchers with an interest in
child soldiers  children and armed conflict  as well as international criminal law 
transitional justice  juvenile justice  restorative justice  children's rights  and
international human rights law. Secondly  professionals working on issues of transitional
justice  juvenile justice  international criminal law  children's rights  and the reintegration
of child soldiers will also find the subject matter of great relevance to their practice.Dr.
Leonie Steinl  LL.M. (Columbia) is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the
Humboldt-Universität in Berlin.

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