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Attempts to hold child soldiers responsible for war atrocities have focused on the prosecutorial justice system, and subsequently pursuing indictment of war-lords and armed group commanders who conscript and enlist persons below the age of 18 and use them as soldiers. In the previous chapter, accountability and justice were found to be important issues in reintegration of the belligerents into the community. Some aspects of accountability and justice are discussed here, namely the child protection pillars, the legal framework for protection, customary international law, various models of accountability and domestic DRC legislation in this matter.

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Kiyala, J.C.K. (2019). Child Protection and Accountability. In: Child Soldiers and Restorative Justice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90071-1_5

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