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Portrait of Ulrika Andersson. Photo.

Ulrika Andersson

Professor

Portrait of Ulrika Andersson. Photo.

Migrating Young Unaccompanied Children and the Mobile Commons : Law, Vulnerability, and the Practice of Family Reunification in Sweden

Author

  • Ulrika Andersson

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