Children and war
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19502426 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynn Barnett (0000-0001-6419-632X, House Clinic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 315-327 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13623699908409472 |
| PMID | 10605381 |
| OpenAlex | W2060201799 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Millions of children are not merely bystanders but targets of war. Many are killed by bombs, bullets and landmines, many more are severely traumatized, though there is disagreement among carers as to how far the resulting symptoms should be managed as conventional psychiatric illness. Although a clear breach of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, large numbers of boys become active combatants, particularly in conflicts in Africa. The background factors to this and the rehabilitation of the boy soldiers at the end of the conflicts are discussed. A recent report to the United Nations proposes that the age limit of 15 for child soldiers under the Convention should be raised to 18. Governments should set up official machinery for implementing and monitoring the Convention
Age limit · Convention · Convention on the Rights of the Child · Criminology · Human rights · Political science · Sociology · Demography · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2008 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |