Migrant Children in the Context of Child Rights Convention ; Vaikų migrantų teisinė padėtis pagal Vaiko teisių konvenciją

Abstract

Issues of protection by mechanisms of the International Law of migrant children is particularly relevant today because the numbers of migrant children are growing each year significantly. Master thesis "Migrant Children in the Context of Child Rights Convention" is devoted to the examining of the role of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as one of the essential instrument of protecting migrant children's rights in the International Law through a comprehensive analysis of the relevant articles of the Convention and legal problems related to them. The Convention on the Rights of the Child contains a complete list of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that migrant children have and requires states to protect this category of children as the most vulnerable. The Convention on the Rights of the Child guarantees the right of migrant children to family reunification, effectively protects refugee and asylum-seeking children as a separate group of migrant children and limits the immigration detention of children what is always contrary to their best interests. Master thesis "Migrant Children in the Context of Child Rights Convention" is divided into general and specific parts, which provide logical argumentation that the Convention on the Rights of the Child is an crucial protective instrument of migrant children in International Law. Conclusions and recommendations illustrate the effectiveness of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the legal regulation of migrant children.