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Tyler, Kasey; Whitman, Shelly --- "Don’t look behind you: unaccompanied and separated children who have participated in armed conflict in South Sudan" [2018] ELECD 712; in Crock, Mary; Benson, B. Lenni (eds), "Protecting Migrant Children" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 460

Book Title: Protecting Migrant Children

Editor(s): Crock, Mary; Benson, B. Lenni

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781786430250

Section: Chapter 23

Section Title: Don’t look behind you: unaccompanied and separated children who have participated in armed conflict in South Sudan

Author(s): Tyler, Kasey; Whitman, Shelly

Number of pages: 19

Abstract/Description:

This chapter reflects on children associated with armed groups or forces as a unique category of migrant children. The protection of these children under international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international principles is examined. The effectiveness of these legal protections, and the mechanism that has been developed by the international community to discourage states and non-government forces from recruiting children into combat or support roles, are also discussed . The two authors reflect on their experience in South Sudan to explore the challenges that exist in actualizing international protections in the context of ongoing conflict.