The Torture of Children During Armed Conflicts: The ICC's Failure to Prosecute and the Negation of Children's Human Dignity

By Sonja C. Grover

Book Overview

Part I Introduction: Contentious issues regarding what constitutes torture.- Part II Re-examining ICC cases involving the torture of children where torture was improperly not charged: The UN designated six most grave crimes against children as torture.- Part III A consideration of ICC cases in which torture was charged: Disregarding children as the particularized targets of torture in cases where torture was charged.- Part IV Conclusion: The de-politicization/denigration of children due to the disregard of children as the particularized targets of torture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662523361
• ISBN13: 9783662523360
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"