Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
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The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict is an international human rights treaty that strengthens protections for children by raising the minimum age for compulsory recruitment and direct participation in hostilities and prohibiting their use in armed conflict.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international human rights treaty
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optional protocol → |
| adoptedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
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| adoptionDate |
2000-05-25
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| aim |
strengthen protection of children in armed conflict
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| appliesTo |
non-state armed groups
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state armed forces → |
| basedOn |
principle of the best interests of the child
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| category |
United Nations treaty
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children's rights treaty → human rights instrument → |
| depository |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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| enteredIntoForce |
2002-02-12
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalStatus |
in force
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| monitoringBody |
Committee on the Rights of the Child
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| obliges |
states to demobilize persons recruited or used in hostilities contrary to the Protocol
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states to provide assistance for physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of affected children → |
| openedForSignature |
2000-05-25
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| partOf |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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| placeOfAdoption |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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| prohibits |
compulsory recruitment of persons under 18 into armed forces
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direct participation in hostilities by persons under 18 → recruitment of children under 18 by non-state armed groups → use of children under 18 in armed conflict → |
| protects |
persons under 18 years of age in situations of armed conflict
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| purpose |
raise international standards on minimum age for military recruitment and participation in hostilities
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| relatedInstrument |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → |
| relatesTo |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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| requires |
states to raise minimum age for voluntary recruitment above 15
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states to set safeguards for voluntary recruitment of persons under 18 → states to take legal measures to prohibit and criminalize recruitment of children under 18 by armed groups → submission of periodic reports by states parties to the Committee on the Rights of the Child → |
| setsMinimumAgeForCompulsoryRecruitment |
18 years
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| shortName |
OPAC
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| subject |
children in armed conflict
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| topic |
child soldiers
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participation of children in hostilities → recruitment of children → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
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appliesTo |
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United Nations debates on children and armed conflict
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guidedBy |
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CRC
("Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict")
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hasOptionalProtocol |
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
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monitorsImplementationOf |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
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relatedInstrument |
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
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relatesTo |