Ulrika Andersson
Professor
Migrating Young Unaccompanied Children and the Mobile Commons : Law, Vulnerability, and the Practice of Family Reunification in Sweden
Author
Summary, in English
In this article I call for an awareness of the mobile commons– the informal support that exists among migrating people, NGOs, and activists – in relation to the realization of family reunification. Taking its point of departure in a concrete case of family reunification for young unaccompanied children, the article seeks to expose how the traditional legal notion of the liberal subject fails to provide protection in the context of legal practice. I argue for using the vulnerable subject as a starting point, in order to make more visible the context in which law operates and ensure protection even for the youngest children.
Department/s
- Law and Vulnerabilities
- LU Profile Area: Human rights
- Human Rights Law
- Department of Law
Publishing year
2023
Language
English
Pages
1547-1555
Publication/Series
International Journal for the Semiotics of Law
Volume
36
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Law
Keywords
- Family reunification
- Migration law
- Mobile commons
- Unaccompanied young children
- Vulnerability
Status
Published
Research group
- Law and Vulnerabilities
- Human Rights Law
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0952-8059