| Title | Legal Protection of Children in Armed Conflicts |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18690/um.pf.4.2024.1 |
| Landing page | https://press.um.si/index.php/ump/en/catalog/book/872 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | University of Maribor, University of Maribor Press |
| Publisher | University of Maribor Press |
| Published on | 2024-04-18 |
| Long abstract | This chapter highlights the mechanisms and means used by international law to protect children in armed conflict situations. Children frequently find themselves as participants in both national and international conflicts and face the dual challenges of victimisation or coercion into taking up arms for the sake of war efforts. International law responds to these challenges by offering legal instruments, notably conventions and protocols, explicitly designed to address the unique vulnerabilities of children living in conflict zones. The author analyses the comprehensive international legal framework engaged in the battle against the infringement of children's rights during times of war and the profound consequences arising from such violations. By highlighting the important role of child protection within the international legal arsenal, this chapter substantially contributes to the ongoing discourse surrounding the fortification of mechanisms designed to safeguard children’s rights in the complexities of armed conflict. |
| Print length | 40 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Doc. dr. Marius C. Mensah is a Research Fellow at the Law Faculty of the University of Maribor. He is born in Benin, completed elementary and high schools studies in Ottawa, Canada and International legal studies in Moscow. He successfully defended his PhD degree in 2015 on the regulations of the use of natural resources in West Africa under the conditions of Climate Change. Assistant prof. dr. Mensah has acquired extensive experience from living in multicultural societies and speaks English, French, Russian, Slovenian and two African languages. His fields of Expertise include International Law, Maritime Piracy, Migration, Environmental Law, Climate Change & Sustainable Development. He is the author of a book ‘‘ECOWAS: Ecology, Nature Management, & International Law” and has written more than 20 scientific articles in English, Russian and French. Doc. dr. Mensah participates in different academic activities including Moot Court Competitions: ‘‘ALL EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION’’ organised by the law faculty of the University of Ljubljana and conferences organised by International Institutions, e.g. CHATHAM HOUSE, the European Commission, U.N. Association of Slovenia.Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: cocou.mensah@um.si