Safeguarding Children's Rights in Immigration Law

Mark Klaassen

ISBN 10: 1780689497 / ISBN 13: 9781780689494

Published by Intersentia Ltd Jan 2020, 2020

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Neuware - Millions of children are on the move worldwide. They are fleeing conflicts and wars, they move with or without their parents to attain a better future. This is not a new phenomenon, but its current scale is unprecedented. UN reports suggest that there are currently almost 50 million children who have been uprooted, constituting half of the global refugee population. Migrant and refugee children often find themselves in particularly vulnerable positions, despite the comprehensive human rights protections accorded to them in regional and international legal instruments, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted 30 years ago. Safeguarding Children's Rights in Immigration Law is a reflection of the growing concern for children and children's rights in immigration in academia and practice. It also analyses the diversity of issues related to immigration and children, such as family reunification, detention, participation, human tracking and the rights of siblings in the context of migration, as well as the significance of regional legal systems and infrastructures for the protection of children on the move.The topics explored in this book emphasise its international scope and importance, making it of interest to academics, practitioners, the wider legal profession and law students everywhere.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Safeguarding Children's Rights in Immigration Law
• Publisher: Intersentia Ltd Jan 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780689497
• ISBN 13: 9781780689494
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 168H x 17D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 168 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 496 grams

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Synopsis

Millions of children are on the move worldwide. They are fleeing conflicts and wars, they move with or without their parents to attain a better future. This is not a new phenomenon, but its current scale is unprecedented. UN reports suggest that there are currently almost 50 million children who have been uprooted, constituting half of the global refugee population. Migrant and refugee children often find themselves in particularly vulnerable positions, despite the comprehensive human rights protections accorded to them in regional and international legal instruments, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted 30 years ago. Safeguarding Children's Rights in Immigration Law is a reflection of the growing concern for children and children's rights in immigration in academia and practice. It also analyses the diversity of issues related to immigration and children, such as family reunification, detention, participation, human tracking and the rights of siblings in the context of migration, as well as the significance of regional legal systems and infrastructures for the protection of children on the move.The topics explored in this book emphasise its international scope and importance, making it of interest to academics, practitioners, the wider legal profession and law students everywhere.

About the Author

Mark Klaassen is assistant professor of immigration law at the Institute of Immigration Law, Leiden University, the Netherlands. Stephanie Rap is assistant professor in children's rights at the Department of Child Law, Leiden Law School, Leiden University, the Netherlands.Peter Rodrigues is Professor of immigration law and head of the Institute of Immigration Law at Leiden Law School, Leiden University, the Netherlands.