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Record Nr.

UNINA9911001469803321

Autore

Nortje Windell

Titolo

Child Soldiers and the Defence of Duress under International Criminal Law / / by Windell Nortje, Noëlle Quénivet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-20663-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 160 pages)

Disciplina

345.05044

345.04

Soggetti

Peace

International criminal law

Politics and war

Humanitarian law

Terrorism

Political violence

Peace and Conflict Studies

International Criminal Law

Military and Defence Studies

International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict

Terrorism and Political Violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Chapter 1: Introduction -- 2. Chapter 2: Duress as a Defence under International Criminal Law -- 3. Chapter 3: The Application of the Requirements of Duress to Child Soldiers -- 4. Chapter 4: Limits of, and Exclusions from, the Defence of Duress -- 5. Chapter 5: Duress as an Excuse Defence for International Crimes -- 6. Chapter 6: Conclusion.  .

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the use of duress as a defence in international criminal law, specifically in cases of child soldiers. The prosecution of children for international crimes often only focuses on whether children can and should be prosecuted under international law. However, it is



rarely considered what would happen to these children at the trial stage. This work offers a nuanced approach towards international prosecution and considers how children could be implicated and defended in international courts. This study will be of interest to academics and practitioners working in international criminal law, transitional justice and children’s rights. Windell Nortje is Associate Lecturer in the Law Faculty at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Noëlle Quénivet is Associate Professor in International Law at the Bristol Law School, University of the West of England, UK. .