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PART A
PROVISIONS OF SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW
2. SPECIAL PART
Art. 9
War crimes against persons
1. Anyone who, in connection with an international or non international armed conflict:
e) Conscripts children under the age of fifteen years or enlists them into armed forces or groups or coerces them to participate actively in hostilities,
Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(e) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of
an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of
the following acts:
(vii) Conscripting or enlisting children under the age of fifteen years into armed forces or groups or using them to participate actively in hostilities