IRAQ
CRC OPTIONAL PROTOCOL (ARMED CONFLICT)
RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS
(Unless otherwise indicated, the reservations and declarations were made upon ratification, accession or succession)
Declaration:
Pursuant to article 3, paragraph 2 of the Protocol, the Government of the Republic of Iraq:
(a) Declares that the minimum age at which it permits voluntary recruitment into its national armed forces is 18 years;
(b) Sets forth below a description of the safeguards it has adopted to ensure that such recruitment is not forced or coerced:
- Such recruitment must be genuinely voluntary;
- Volunteers must present reliable proof of age prior to acceptance into the national armed forces.
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