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International humanitarian law, Islamic law and the protection of children in armed conflict

Ahmed Al-Dawoody and Vanessa Murphy

• International review of the Red Cross, Vol. 101, no. 911, 2019, p. 551-573

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This paper compares how rules of international humanitarian law and rules of Islamic law protect children in armed conflict. It examines areas of convergence and divergence, and areas where there is room for clarification between these two legal systems. This comparative exercise spotlights four key topics making the wartime experience of children: the unlawful recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups, the detention of children, their access to education, and the situation of children separated from their families.

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• International review of the Red Cross / ICRC
• International review of the Red Cross [Vol. 101, no. 911 (Children and war), 2019] / ICRC