Unaccompanied minors in international, European and national law
By: Ralf Rosskopf (ed.).
Series: Abhandlungen zu Migration und Flüchtlingsfragen -- Band 6; Abhandlungen zu Migration und Flüchtlingsfragen -- Bd. 6
Publisher: BWV, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9783830535782
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Unaccompanied refugee children; Legal status, laws
Description: "Worldwide, 59.5 million people were displaced in 2014, 51% of which were children under the age of 18. Officially, 34,400 asylum applications were submitted by unaccompanied minors. Due to their particular vulnerability, they pose a particular challenge for their host societies. The study describes the phenomenon of unaccompanied minors and compares the international, European and national standards of protection with the current situation and the legal practice in Austria, Canada, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United States. In addition to the overall situation, the following topics are analysed: the application of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, special treatment as a minor, age determination, guardianship, residences status, asylum procedure, accommodation, youth services, livelihood support benefits, medical treatment, schooling, work permit and changes in the protection status when coming of age. Recent developments are identified, and conclusions are drawn regarding further improvements"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Unaccompanied minors : life worlds in the spheres of childhood and seeking refuge  -- Katharina Heilmann; title: Unaccompanied minors in international law  -- Andrea Crescenzi; title: The Council of Europe and unaccompanied minors  -- Chiara Pelaia; title: Unaccompanied minors in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights  -- Réka Friedery; title: Unaccompanied minors in EU law  -- Nicola Colacino; title: Unaccompanied minors in Austria  -- Iris Gachowetz; title: Unaccompanied minors in Canada  -- Simone Emmert; title: Unaccompanied minors in Germany  -- Anne Bick, Ralf Rosskopf; title: Unaccompanied minors in Hungary  -- Zsófia Bende, Réka Friedery; title: Unaccompanied minors in Italy  -- Luigino Manca, Gianfranco Gabriele Nucera; title: Unaccompanied minors in Poland  -- Andrzej Sakson; title: Unaccompanied minors in the United States of America -- Barbara Franz.