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<p>The <b>Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict</b> (OPAC), also known as the <a href="page.php?w=Children_in_the_military">child soldier</a> treaty, is a <a href="page.php?w=multilateral_treaty">multilateral treaty</a> whereby states agree to: 1) prohibit the <a href="page.php?w=Military_use_of_children">conscription into the military of children</a> under the age of 18; 2) ensure that military recruits are no younger than 16; and 3) prevent recruits aged 16 or 17 from taking</p><p>
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