'The interdisciplinary character of the book is one of its chief strengths: just as no one country can deal with international migration on its own, the complex and multidimensional phenomenon of international child migration cannot be adequately understood, or its challenges addressed, if viewed only through the lens of a single discipline. This is a valuable edited collection with wide appeal. It constitutes an important addition to the burgeoning literature on what are the mammoth and complex challenges to the realisation in practice of migrant children's rights. It will be of interest and use to anyone concerned with children's rights in the context of international migration and comfortably achieves the editors' goal of providing 'a foundation for assessment and improvement' in the rather haphazard way in which states react to child migration.' -- Alan Desmond, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law 'This is a valuable edited collection with wide appeal. It constitutes an important addition to the burgeoning literature on what are the mammoth and complex challenges to the realisation in practice of migrant children's rights. It will be of interest and use to anyone concerned with children's rights in the context of international migration and comfortably achieves the editors' goal of providing 'a foundation for assessment and improvement' in the rather haphazard way in which states react to child migration.' -- Alan Desmond, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law 'This collection provides a comprehensive, and at times chilling account of the challenges that are routinely faced by migrant children seeking the surrogate protection of the international community. It comes at a critical time, and is a must-have for any practitioner, scholar or decision-maker working in this important field.'
--Jason Pobjoy, Blackstone Chambers and University of Oxford, UK 'Over half of the world's refugees are children, yet too little of the legal literature focuses on their plight and rights. This book corrects that oversight by discussing the international framework for protecting migrant children. It provides a fresh and important addition to the literature, including possible solutions.'
--Stephen Yale-Loehr, Cornell University Law School, US 'This compendium of international and country-specific approaches to protecting migrant children is a truly remarkable achievement. The world's leading scholars and practitioners of immigration, refugee, and child protection law assembled here offer a road map for understanding and action on behalf of the world's countless migrant children who, as the editors remind us, are both our responsibility and our future.'
--Peter H. Schuck, Baldwin Professor of Law Emeritus, Yale Law School, US