Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

Prosecutor v Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was the International Criminal Court's first completed case, concluding in 2012 with the conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a militia leader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the war crime of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of fifteen and using them to participate actively in hostilities during the conflict in the Ituri region. He was sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment. It was the International Criminal Court's first verdict since the court began operating in 2002, and the first international criminal conviction focused specifically on the recruitment and use of child soldiers.