Report on Enforcing the Rights of Children in Migration

Author:

Binford Warren1ORCID,Bochenek Michael Garcia23,Cernadas Pablo Ceriani4,Day Emma5,Field Sarah6,Hamilton Marci78,Liefaard Ton9,Mezmur Benyam10,Mulatu Fasil11,Skelton Ann12ORCID,Sloth-Nielsen Julia1314,Stuart João15,Van Loon Hans16,Verhellen Jinske17ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA

2. Human Rights Watch, New York, NY 10118, USA

3. Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA

4. Institute for Justice and Human Rights, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1053ABH, Argentina

5. Child Redress International, London W1W 7LT, UK

6. Faculty of Law, University College Cork, Cork T12 K8AF, Ireland

7. Child USA, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

8. Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

9. Leiden Law School, Leiden University, 2311 EZ Leiden, The Netherlands

10. Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa

11. College of Law and Governance Studies, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 1176, Ethiopia

12. Department of Private Law, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 0028, South Africa

13. Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa

14. School of Law, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK

15. Essex Law School, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK

16. Institut de Droit International, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

17. Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Abstract

The ILA Study Group began its work by identifying guiding principles that should frame and inform state practices with respect to children in migration. These principles included, but were not limited to, non-discrimination; the best interests of the child; the right to life, survival, and development; the right of the child to express their views on all matters affecting them; and the right to an effective remedy. The Study Group identified some of the most common rights violations for children in migration such as arbitrary age assessment practices; inadequate and age-inappropriate reception policies and facilities; and immigration detention of children and other coercive practices. The Study Group undertook a multidisciplinary approach by summarizing the research documenting the harmful effects of these practices on child health and well-being. It surveyed (1) treaties and international instruments that might recognize a right or remedy for children on the move; (2) regional and international fora where the claims of children could be heard; and (3) the growing body of regional and international jurisprudence upholding the rights of children in migration. Finally, it identified gaps in the international and regional frameworks and formulated recommendations as to how to ensure children in migration are able to enforce their rights and access justice.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Law

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