Luis: The main debate between a child soldier is should countries prosecute these adolescents/children for the crimes they committed during wartime? Should there be a minimum age internationally of criminal responsibility for war crimes against humanity and other war crimes? Yes because If a child can be convicted for murder under national law they should also be held responsible for international crimes and should be no exception simply because the crimes occurred in wartime, but some can say no because children are often forced into fighting in wars and have little choice over whether or not they enlist. After that, they are basically just following orders from adults rather than acting from their own free will. The recruiters of child soldiers also use drugs/alcohol to make children more compliant, which will enable them to commit acts they wouldn’t ordinarily commit.
Denise: Child soldiers is a big general issue that is going on practically everywhere that has caused many debate and controversy. An example of a debate, is if child soldiers should be prosecuted or not. These soldiers are children, but at the same time these are children who have cause mass murders and abuses towards other people. In the end a big question is if whether these children are victims or not.