According to the article “The Challenges of the African Criminal Court in Prosecuting Child Soldiers” not prosecuting child soldiers will encourage adults to use child soldiers. But why should children be punished for the actions of corrupt commanders who obviously have no regards for human life as they are forcing children to fight in wars sacrificing their innocence, childhood and even possibly their life. Child soldiers do commit violent crimes, but what most people forget is that they’re often forced by the death of their family, authorities, or starvation. in situations where someone is close to death they often do things they usually wouldn't do to survive and to be a child whose alone, homeless, and hungry would be very scary, so fighting
