TY - BOOK ID - 46205488 TI - Child Soldiers and Restorative Justice : Participatory Action Research in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo PY - 2019 SN - 3319900714 3319900706 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Political science. KW - Criminology. KW - Consciousness. KW - Political Science. KW - Criminology and Criminal Justice, general. KW - Personality and Social Psychology. KW - International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict. KW - Apperception KW - Mind and body KW - Perception KW - Philosophy KW - Psychology KW - Spirit KW - Self KW - Crime KW - Social sciences KW - Criminals KW - Administration KW - Civil government KW - Commonwealth, The KW - Government KW - Political theory KW - Political thought KW - Politics KW - Science, Political KW - State, The KW - Study and teaching KW - Personality. KW - Social psychology. KW - International humanitarian law. KW - Humanitarian conventions KW - International humanitarian law KW - War (International law) KW - Mass psychology KW - Psychology, Social KW - Human ecology KW - Social groups KW - Sociology KW - Personal identity KW - Personality psychology KW - Personality theory KW - Personality traits KW - Personology KW - Traits, Personality KW - Individuality KW - Persons KW - Temperament UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46205488 AB - This book investigates how, while children used as soldiers are primarily perceived as victims of offences against international law, they also commit war atrocities. In the aftermath of armed conflict, the mainstream justice system targets warlords internationally, armed groups and militias’ commanders who abduct and enrol children as combatants, leaving child perpetrators not being held accountable for their alleged gross human rights violations. Attempts to prosecute child soldiers through the mainstream justice system have resulted in child rights abuses. Where no accountability measures have been taken, demobilised young soldiers have experienced rejection, and eventually, some have returned to soldiering. This research provides evidence of the potential of restorative justice peacemaking circles and locally-based jurisprudence – specifically the Baraza - to hold former child soldiers accountable and facilitate their reintegration into society. ER -