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Author Nortje, Windell, author

Title Child soldiers and the defence of duress under international criminal law / Windell Nortje, Noëlle Quénivet
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 160 pages)
Contents 1. Chapter 1: Introduction -- 2. Chapter 2: Duress as a Defence under International Criminal Law -- 3. Chapter 3: The Application of the Requirements of Duress to Child Soldiers -- 4. Chapter 4: Limits of, and Exclusions from, the Defence of Duress -- 5. Chapter 5: Duress as an Excuse Defence for International Crimes -- 6. Chapter 6: Conclusion
Summary This book investigates the use of duress as a defence in international criminal law, specifically in cases of child soldiers. The prosecution of children for international crimes often only focuses on whether children can and should be prosecuted under international law. However, it is rarely considered what would happen to these children at the trial stage. This work offers a nuanced approach towards international prosecution and considers how children could be implicated and defended in international courts. This study will be of interest to academics and practitioners working in international criminal law, transitional justice and children's rights. Windell Nortje is Associate Lecturer in the Law Faculty at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Noëlle Quénivet is Associate Professor in International Law at the Bristol Law School, University of the West of England, UK.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 23, 2019)
Subject Duress (Law)
Child soldiers.
Criminal liability (International law)
Child soldiers
Criminal liability (International law)
Duress (Law)
Form Electronic book
Author Quénivet, Noëlle N. R., author.
ISBN 3030206637
3030206629
9783030206628
9783030206635