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International Criminal Accountability and Children's Rights

Friday, June 27, 2008 from 1:15 PM to 2:45 PM (ET)

International Criminal Accountability and Children's Rights

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UNU Midday Forum

 

International Criminal Accountability and Children's Rights

Friday, June 27th, 2008, 1:15pm to 2:45pm

Conference Room 7, UN Headquarters, New York

Over the past several years, the rights of children have come to be accepted by international criminal tribunals; it has been acknowledged that child victims are no less entitled to justice than are adults. Complicating such progress, though, is the fact that testifying about war crimes and similar abuses may add to, rather than alleviate, the trauma of already victimized children. There is also the dilemma of child soldiers: what is justice when a child has been both victim, and perpetrator, of terrible acts? How should international justice deal with such cases?

 

 

Drawing from the book he recently edited, Criminal Accountability and Children’s Rights, Vesselin Popovski, Director of Studies on International Order and Justice at the United Nations University Peace and Governance Program, will trace the progression of children’s rights in the context of international criminal accountability, and comment on their prospects for future development.

 

 

The event is part of a larger series that UNU-ONY organizes with the aim of offering an intimate and informal setting for the exchange of ideas and experiences, giving people concerned with similar problems the opportunity to meet and discuss important topics relating to the UN. It is a chance for academics and policy-makers, from the UN and beyond, to reflect on and participate in the work of the United Nations. We hope to provide an engaging, interactive, and thoughtful experience to all in attendance.

 

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