SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 50
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The key principles also address the issue of the appropriate form of accountability for alleged child perpetrators, and alternatives to judicial proceedings for children. They highlight the issue that children may simultaneously be victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators of violations, but stress that they must be viewed primarily as victims in all circumstances.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict