Decision C-541/17 (on the protection of children recruited or used during armed conflict)

COUNTRY:

Colombia

DOCUMENT TYPE:

Judicial Decision

YEAR ADOPTED:

2017

Description

This ruling—adopted by the Constitutional Court of Colombia on August 24, 2017—analysed Law 891 of 2017, which was relevant to the protection of children who were recruited or used by armed groups in Colombia. This decision concerns the national standard on the use and recruitment age during non-international armed conflict, which is 18 years old.