WPC1 (8 M2%uh96wz!~G;}O.qk@$@Ypøs^)3)B[;L>4H‹cA)`Aa}m{Q+qC5Av yN>'j$XZ,{=cSѐ>EL tp .N@\Z_+Z]?n;]bBdѾJs}%vu6O¯ĕS,])pװkտyrh[KNX6`}2?~28M?5QF.t'kYGr DkDuK̫!=aCQj ۤhSU"'v'vKJP,nHeΣ]?ͱ#|ba9W?Cц3 'ODO}$O;;! %Upqm" )# UN % 0:^ Ywe4i} m 0HP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,ԝcB- tQ+rtyBar3|xU(/"$jXX  "jXX !UKUS.,  _ %XXUSUK.,  8JXXdd8CAPEVERDE  q#XJX%@#CRCOPTIONALPROTOCOL(ARMEDCONFLICT)  0    RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   UK.,US.,_(Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification,   accessionorsuccession)   USUK.,Declaration:   [TheRepublicofCapeVerde]_declare[s_]onbehalfoftheCape_Verdean_ԀGovernment,thatthe `  minimumageforspecialvoluntaryrecruitmentintotheCape_Verdean_Ԁarmedforcesis17yearsin P  accordancewitharticle31ofLegislativeDecreeNo.6/93of24May1993,publishedinofficial @  gazetteNo.18,seriesI. 0  Moreover,Decree-LawNo.37/96of30September1986,publishedinofficialgazetteNo.32,series ` I,whichgovernstheprovisionscontainedintheabove-mentionedLegislativeDecree,statesthe P followinginitsarticle60: @ Specialrecruitment8shallapplytocitizens,whooftheirownfreelyexpressedwill,decidetoenter   militaryservicesubjecttomeetingthefollowingrequirements:  (a)Theymusthaveattainedtheminimumageof17years;  (b)Theymusthavetheconsentoftheirparentsorlegalguardians;  c)Theymustbementallyandphysicallyfitformilitaryservice. ` Article17ofLegislativeDecreeNo.6/93andarticles29and63ofDecree-LawNo.37/96provide @ thatpersonstobeenrolledmustbefullyinformedthroughappropriatedocumentationpreparedby 0  thehighcommandofthearmedforcesaboutthedutiesinvolvedinnationalmilitaryservice.  !p Underarticle28ofthatDecree-Law,allvolunteersshallprovide,priortoenlistmentandasreliable #P  proofofidentity,theirnationalidentitycardorpassport. #@! Whilearticle8ofLegislativeDecreeNo.6/93providesthatinwartimetheminimum/maximumage % !# forrecruitmentmaybeamended,thefactthatCapeVerdeisboundbytheConventionontheRights &"$ oftheChildandisbecomingapartytotheOptionalProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsofthe '#% Childontheinvolvementofchildreninarmedconflict,meansthatinnocaseshalltheminimumage (#& forrecruitmentbelowerthan17years.Indeed,article12,paragraph4,oftheConstitutionprovides )$' thatthenormsandprinciplesofgeneralinternationallawandinternationaltreatylawdulyapproved *%( orratifiedshalltakeprecedence,aftertheirentryintoforceintheinternationalanddomesticlegal p+&) system,overalldomesticmunicipallegislativeornormativeactsundertheConstitution.  UK.,US.,O