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Military, War, and Peace

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

2010

United States

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Correspondents' Reports: A Guide To State Practice In The Field Of International Humanitarian Law, Chris Jenks Jan 2010

Correspondents' Reports: A Guide To State Practice In The Field Of International Humanitarian Law, Chris Jenks

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This correspondent report compiles examples of where and how the United States demonstrated its compliance with international humanitarian law by prosecuting its service members in 2010.


Not Child's Play: Revisiting The Law Of Child Soldiers, Chris Jenks Jan 2010

Not Child's Play: Revisiting The Law Of Child Soldiers, Chris Jenks

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

This brief commentary discusses child soldiers in general and Omar Khadr, a 15 yr old whom the United States military captured during armed conflict in Afghanistan, in particular. I suggest the conversation should be broadened and to move past misperceptions of the applicable law and norms concerning detention and prosecution of child belligerents.