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.