U.S. Enacts Child Soldier Accountability Act

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Monday, December 1, 2008
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
24
Issue: 
12
Abstract: 
On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Child Soldier Accountability Act (S. 2135), which criminalizes the recruitment and use of child soldiers, defined as children under the age of 15, and gives the U.S. the authority to deny admission or to deport individuals for such activities...[more]