TY - JOUR
T1 - The best interests of the child in cases of migration
T2 - Assessing and determining the best interests of the child in migration procedures
AU - Kalverboer, Margrite
AU - Beltman, Daan
AU - van Os, Carla
AU - Zijlstra, Elianne
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The best interests of the child principle has a legal base in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 2013, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published guidelines on the implementation of the best interests of the child in General Comment No. 14. Together with the Best Interest of the Child Method, which is developed by Zijlstra et al. (2012), this framework offers a valuable tool for decision-making processes concerning children, in particular, in this review’s context, in migration procedures. In the assessment of the best interests of children who are forcibly migrated, special attention has to be given to risk factors associated with the different phases in the migration process that may harm their mental health, well-being and development. This requires knowledge based on academic studies and the involvement of professionals who have knowledge of children’s mental health and development.
AB - The best interests of the child principle has a legal base in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 2013, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published guidelines on the implementation of the best interests of the child in General Comment No. 14. Together with the Best Interest of the Child Method, which is developed by Zijlstra et al. (2012), this framework offers a valuable tool for decision-making processes concerning children, in particular, in this review’s context, in migration procedures. In the assessment of the best interests of children who are forcibly migrated, special attention has to be given to risk factors associated with the different phases in the migration process that may harm their mental health, well-being and development. This requires knowledge based on academic studies and the involvement of professionals who have knowledge of children’s mental health and development.
KW - UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINORS
KW - UNITED-NATIONS CONVENTION
KW - MENTAL-HEALTH
KW - ORGANIZED VIOLENCE
KW - SEEKING ASYLUM
KW - ADOLESCENTS
KW - STRESS
KW - SWEDEN
KW - QUESTIONNAIRE
KW - NETHERLANDS
U2 - 10.1163/15718182-02501005
DO - 10.1163/15718182-02501005
M3 - Article
SN - 1571-8182
VL - 25
SP - 114
EP - 139
JO - The International Journal of Children's Rights
JF - The International Journal of Children's Rights
IS - 1
ER -