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* [https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/164224.htm#2 Child Soldiers (2011)] |
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* [https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2012/192359.htm Topics of Special Interest (2012)] |
* [https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2012/192359.htm Topics of Special Interest (2012)] |
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* [https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm Topics of Special Interest (2013)] |
* [https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2013/210544.htm Topics of Special Interest (2013)] |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | CSPA |
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| Enacted by | the 110th United States Congress |
| Effective | December 23, 2008 |
| Citations | |
| Public law | 110–457 (Title IV) |
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The Child Soldier Prevention Act (CSPA) is a United States federal statute signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 23, 2008.[1] The law criminalizes leading a military force which recruits child soldiers. The law's definition of child soldiers includes "any person under 18 years of age who takes a direct part in hostilities as a member of governmental armed forces."
The law was also intended to prevent arms trade by the United States with suspected countries, although the president may waive this rule for specific countries in the national interest. President Barack Obama most recently waived the application of this rule in September 2016 to Burma, Iraq, and Nigeria, and partly to Somalia, South Sudan, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
On November 20, 2017, Reuters reported that a United States Department of State memo said that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson breached the CSPA when he decided in June to exclude Afghanistan, Iraq, and Myanmar from the list altogether.[4]
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Sources:
- Child Soldiers (2011)
- Topics of Special Interest (2012)
- Topics of Special Interest (2013)
- Topics of Special Interest (2014)
- Child Soldiers Prevention Act List (2015)
- Child Soldiers Prevention Act List (2016)
- Child Soldiers Prevention Act List (2017)
See also
References
- ^ "The Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008" (PDF). US State Department.
- ^ "President Obama Fails Child Soldiers". Human Rights Watch.
- ^ "Presidential Determinations with Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, and Delegation of Authority Under Section 404(c) of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008". White House.
- ^ Szep, Jason; Spetalnick, Matt (November 20, 2017). "Exclusive - State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers". Washington: Reuters. Retrieved November 20, 2017.