International Justice as a Guarantee of Rights of Child Soldiers in the Changing World Order

Abstract

The article deals with the issues of international justice as a guarantee of child soldiers’ rights in the changing world order. It is noted that children’s participation in hostilities determines the need to consider issues related not only to their protection, but also to their responsibility. In most cases, children are victims of illegal recruitment and commit war crimes through intoxication and violence. Violence against children in armed conflict is an unacceptable reality. Even after conflicts have ended, children will continue to be traumatized by what they should have experienced and subsequently witnessed in international courts.