Comparative Criminal Jurisprudence

Comparative Criminal Jurisprudence

Crimes against Children in the Procedure of the International Criminal Court

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Ph.D Student of Public International Law, Emirates Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2 Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Law, Emirates Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Corresponding Author)
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jccj.2024.430900.1445
Abstract
Children are also considered as vulnerable groups due to lack of full physical and mental development, and it is important and necessary to protect them criminally for the crimes committed. The purpose of this example is to examine the important question of how far the International Criminal Court has responded to crimes against children and supported them in its practice. This article is theoretical and has investigated the mentioned question by using descriptive analytical method and in library form. The findings indicate that the International Criminal Court has acted in various cases related to the prohibition of employment and employment of children in the armed forces, deportation or forced transfer of children, slavery and trafficking of children, the crime of torture and sexual crimes in support of children's crimes. Is. In addition to public documents, the court is committed to protecting children in various provisions of the statute, including crimes specific to children such as child soldiers, forced transfer of children and child trafficking, as well as general crimes that affect children. As a result, in practice, the International Criminal Court has lost this important opportunity in very important cases. For example, the decision to confirm the criminal charges against Katanga and Mathieu Ngojlo Choi or the acquittal of Jean-Pierre Bemba and the lack of attention to the sexual crimes committed by the accused in the Thomas Lubanga case, despite the existence of many child victims, are matters that deserve much consideration in this field.
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Volume 3, Issue 4
Autumn 2023
Pages 195-212

  • Receive Date 25 August 2023
  • Revise Date 12 October 2023
  • Accept Date 22 November 2023
  • Publish Date 22 December 2023