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The Unaccompanied Child’s Right to Legal Assistance and Representation in Asylum Procedures under EU Law

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  • Marina Vannelli

    (Department of Law, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden)

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The independent migration of children today is a global phenomenon present in many regions worldwide, where unaccompanied minors seeking asylum do not enjoy full protection of their rights. Among their procedural safeguards, the right to legal assistance and representation is a fundamental right strictly related to the realization of other rights contained in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nevertheless, despite the fundamental role that guardians and legal advisors play in the wellbeing of unaccompanied children seeking asylum, many issues are currently affecting the exercise and implementation of this fundamental right in several European Union Member States. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine the content and scope of protection of this right under EU law, while highlighting the existence of possible ambiguities or gaps in current legal standards. Which EU law rules currently protect unaccompanied minors’ access to legal assistance? What changes are necessary in order to strengthen that protection for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum? These are some of the questions that this paper addresses in order to critically analyze the level of protection that Europe has provided to unaccompanied children’s right to legal assistance.

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  • Marina Vannelli, 2022. "The Unaccompanied Child’s Right to Legal Assistance and Representation in Asylum Procedures under EU Law," Laws, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlawss:v:11:y:2022:i:1:p:11-:d:738351
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