Preface , Chapters, 1 Introduction, 2 Child Soldiers: Worldwide, 3
Grave Violations against Children in Armed Conflict, 4 Child
Soldiers and International Law, 5 Prosecution under International
Criminal Law, 6 Looking Ahead, Appendices, A. The 1997 Cape Town
Principles, B. The 2007 Paris Commitments to Protect Children from
Unlawful Recruitment or Use by Armed Forces or Armed Groups, C. The
Paris Principles 248, D. The UN Convention on the Rights of Child,
1989, E. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the
Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, F. Rome
Statute of the International Criminal Court, G. The 1977 Additional
Protocol I to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, H. The 1977
Additional Protocol II to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, I.
Customary International Humanitarian Law 261, J. African Charter on
the Rights and Welfare of the Child, K. The Security Council
Resolution, L. Action Plan: How to End the Recruitment and use of
Children in Armed Conflict, M. The Kathmandu Declaration on the Use
of Children as Soldiers
N. Amman Declaration on the use of Children as Soldiers,
Bibliography, Index
Wing Commander Dr U C Jha is an independent researcher. He has an extensive academic experience in the fields of military law, international humanitarian law and human rights laws. He has been teaching these subjects for more than a decade and is a resource person for the United Service Institution of India, New Delhi. He has served in the Indian Air Force for 24 years. He obtained a Ph D degree in Law and Governance from Jawaharlal Nehru University, where his dissertation was on the Indian Military Justice System. He also holds master's degree in law, life sciences, business administration, and defence and strategic studies; with post-graduate diplomas in environmental laws, intellectual property laws, and international humanitarian law, refugee law and human rights laws.
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