SOUTH AFRICA
CRC OPTIONAL PROTOCOL (ARMED CONFLICT)
RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS
(Unless otherwise indicated, the reservations and declarations were made upon ratification, accession or succession)
Declaration:
“a) The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is a voluntary force and therefore there is no compulsory conscription into the SANDF;
b) The process of recruitment in the SANDF is initiated through advertisement in the national newspapers and the minimum age limit of 18 years is stipulated by law as a requirement;
c) The induction of all recruits is conducted in public;
d) All recruits are required to present a national identity document which states their date of birth and where appropriate, their educational records; and
e) All recruits undergo a rigorous medical examination in terms of which prepubescence would be noticed, and any recruit determined to be underage is routinely declined from recruitment.”
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