Atrocity crimes, children and international criminal courts : killing childhood /: killing childhood. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cécile Aptel.
• Authors: Aptel, Cécile
• Contents: Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1. International accountability for atrocity crimes 1.1.1. International and hybrid criminal courts 1.1.2. International or atrocity crimes 1.2. Defining a child 1.3. How international crimes affect children 1.4. Arguments and structure 2. The legal protection of children under international law 2.1. International human rights law 2.1.1. The human rights of children 2.1.2. Child rights 2.2. International humanitarian law 2.2.1. IHL treaties 2.2.2. Customary IHL 2.3. The prohibition of the recruitment and use of children in hostilities 2.4. The protection of children recruited or used in hostilities 2.5. Procedural Guarantees 2.5.1. Protection of children during investigations 2.5.2. Protection in court 2.5.3. Participation of child-victims in the proceedings 3. International Courts and Child Specific Crimes 3.1. Forcible transfer of children to another group 3.1.1. The Genocide Convention 3.1.2. Forcible transfers of children by Nazi Germany 3.1.3. The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda * 3.1.4. The International Criminal Court 3.2. Conscripting or enlisting children or using them to participate actively in hostilities 3.2.1. The International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg 3.2.2. The Special Court for Sierra Leone 3.2.3. The International Criminal Court 3.2.4. Salient jurisprudential findings 3.3. Attacks against buildings dedicated to education 4. International Courts and Children Victims of Generic Atrocity Crimes 4.1. The International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg 4.1.1. Crimes against children as part of the civilian population 4.1.2. Crimes against Jewish children 4.1.3. Nazi indoctrination and mobilization of youth 4.2. The International Military Tribunal for the Far East 4.2.1. Indoctrination 4.2.2. Crimes against non-Japanese children in occupied territories 4.2.3. Sexual crimes 4.3. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 4.3.1. Killing of boys 4.3.2. Sexual crimes 4.4. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 4.4.1. Children victims of genocide 4.4.2. Sexual crimes 4.5. The Special Court for Sierra Leone 4.5.1. Additional crimes against ‘child-soldiers’ 4.5.2. Sexual crimes 4.5.3. Forced marriage * 4.5.4. Crimes against other children 4.6. The International Criminal Court 4.6.1. Lubanga 4.6.2. Katanga 4.6.3. Ntaganda 5. International Courts and Children involved in international crimes 5.1. Minimum age of criminal responsibility and juvenile justice 5.1.1. Juvenile justice 5.1.2. Minimum age of criminal responsibility 5.2. International criminal jurisdictions and children involved in crimes 5.2.1. The International Military Tribunals of Nuremberg and Tokyo * 5.2.2. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 5.2.3. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 5.2.4. Mixed or ‘hybrid’ courts 5.2.5. The International Criminal Court 5.3. Children involved in crimes as witnesses before international courts 5.4. What is in the best interest of the children involved in crimes? 5.5. Children involved in crimes and transitional justice 6. Conclusion 6.1. International criminal courts and children: accomplishments and failures 6.1.1. The International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg 6.1.2. The International Military Tribunal of Tokyo 6.1.3. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 6.1.4. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda * 6.1.5. The Special Court for Sierra Leone 6.1.6. East Timor Special Panels Panels for Serious Crimes 6.1.7. The International Criminal Court 6.2. Explaining these accomplishments and failures 6.2.1. External circumstances 6.2.2. Surmounting internal obstacles 6.3. An agenda for improvement 6.3.1. Child friendly procedures 6.3.2. Beyond child-soldiers: a broader scope 6.3.3. Rethinking the international investigative and prosecutorial strategies Bibliography
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Subjects: 341.69; International crimes; Children (International law); Children -- Crimes against; International criminal courts
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000862874; 9781000862829
• Related ISBNs: 9781032420554
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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