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K oznámeniu è. 256/2009 Z. z.
OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
(New York, 25 May 2000)
children below the age of 18 years do not take part in
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
hostilities,
Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, demonstrating
of International Labour Organization Convention No.
the widespread commitment that exists to strive for the
Welcoming the unanimous adoption, in June 1999,
182 on the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, which
prohibits, inter alia, forced or compulsory recruitment
promotion and protection of the rights of the child,
Reaffirming that the rights of children require
special protection, and calling for continuous
of children for use in armed conflict,
improvement of the situation of children without
Condemning with the gravest concern the
distinction, as well as for their development and
recruitment, training and use within and across
education in conditions of peace and security,
national borders of children in hostilities by armed
Disturbed by the harmful and widespread impact of
groups distinct from the armed forces of a State, and
armed conflict on children and the long-term
recognizing the responsibility of those who recruit,
consequences it has for durable peace, security and
development,
train and use children in this regard,
Recalling the obligation of each party to an armed
conflict to abide by the provisions of international
Condemning the targeting of children in situations of
armed conflict and direct attacks on objects protected
humanitarian law,
under international law, including places that
Stressing that the present Protocol is without
generally have a significant presence of children, such
prejudice to the purposes and principles contained in
as schools and hospitals,
the Charter of the United Nations, including Article 51,
Noting the adoption of the Rome Statute of the
and relevant norms of humanitarian law,
International Criminal Court, in particular, the
Bearing in mind that conditions of peace and
inclusion therein as a war crime, of conscripting or
security based on full respect of the purposes and
enlisting children under the age of 15 years or using
principles contained in the Charter and observance of
them to participate actively in hostilities in both
applicable
human
rights
instruments
are
international and non-international armed conflicts,
indispensable for the full protection of children, in
particular during armed conflicts and foreign
occupation,
Considering therefore that to strengthen further the
implementation of rights recognized in the Convention
on the Rights of the Child there is a need to increase the
protection of children from involvement in armed
conflict,
Recognizing the special needs of those children who
are particularly vulnerable to recruitment or use in
hostilities contrary to the present Protocol owing to
their economic or social status or gender,
Noting that article 1 of the Convention on the Rights
of the Child specifies that, for the purposes of that
Convention, a child means every human being below
the age of 18 years unless, under the law applicable to
the child, majority is attained earlier,
Mindful of the necessity of taking into consideration
the economic, social and political root causes of the
involvement of children in armed conflicts,
Convinced of the need to strengthen international
cooperation in the implementation of the present
Protocol, as well as the physical and psychosocial
rehabilitation and social reintegration of children who
are victims of armed conflict,
Convinced that an optional protocol to the
Convention that raises the age of possible recruitment
of persons into armed forces and their participation in
hostilities
will
contribute
effectively
to
the
implementation of the principle that the best interests
of the child are to be a primary consideration in all
actions concerning children,
Encouraging the participation of the community
and, in particular, children and child victims in the
dissemination of informational and educational
programmes concerning the implementation of the
Protocol,
Noting
that
the
twenty-sixth
International
Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in
December 1995 recommended, inter alia, that parties
to conflict take every feasible step to ensure that
Have agreed as follows: