Reviewed case brief
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
ICC-01/04-01/06 (2012)
## Summary
- Court
- International Criminal Court (Trial Chamber I)
- Year
- 2012
- Subjects
- Public International Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-18
Rule established
Conscripting and enlisting children under 15 and using them in hostilities is a war crime under Article 8(2)(e)(vii) of the Rome Statute; first ICC conviction
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
ICC-01/04-01/06 (2012); verified via ICC Case Information Sheet, ICRC IHL Database
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