A Framework for Advancing Accountability for Serious Violations against Children in Armed Conflict
The Children in Armed Conflict Accountability Framework is a practical resource that promotes accountability for serious violations of international law committed against children in armed conflict (CAC accountability). Developed in response to the significant gap that exists in preventing and remedying these violations, the Framework presents:
- a comprehensive definition and structure for understanding CAC account- ability, which is underpinned by international as well as relevant national laws and norms, and builds on the roles and responsibilities of State, non-State, and other actors;
- practical guidance in the form of a step-by-step methodology for developing well-informed, context-specific, and feasible options for advancing CAC accountability.
The Framework is global in its scope of application; it is not linked to any one context or region. However, it uses practical case examples from nine situations of armed conflict (Syria, Chad, Uganda, Myanmar, Nepal, South Sudan, Colombia, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to illustrate the methodology.
