2010/01/01 by Ingvill C. Mochmann, Mochmann, Ingvill C., Sabine Lee +1
Health Professions · Social Sciences · #20th century conflicts #Convention on the rights of the child #Gender, Security, and Conflict #Global Peace and Security Dynamics #Health and Conflict Studies #child soldiers #children born of war #children of occupation #human rights #war children
paper · pdf · doi:10.12759/hsr.35.2010.3.268-298
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This paper addresses the human rights of ‘children born of war’ as measured against the standards formulated in the Convention of the Right of the Child. Taking five 20th century cases studies which cover different conflict and post-conflict situations in diverse geographical regions, the paper concludes despite greater awareness of children’s rights as evident in their codification throughout the 20th century, there has been no noticeable improvement in the application of these rights to children born of war.