Publication at Faculty of Law |
2020
Abstract
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court establishes jurisdiction of the Court among others over crimes under international law directed against child victims. The chapter specifically focuses at these crimes, deals with case-law of the Court and evaluates several unclarities in interpretation of the applicable law.
Crimes directed against children include both those mentioning them as well as those not doing so. Recruitment of children under the age of 15 years into armed forces and groups and sexual and gender based crimes including.