TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Better off without parents? Legal and ethical questions concerning refugee children in Germany
JO  - Journal of ethnic and migration studies
A1  - Hillmann, Lars
A1  - Dufner, Annette
SP  - 331
EP  - 348
VL  - 45
IS  - 2
N2  - Refugee migration to Europe reached peak levels in 2015. During this time, more than 260,000 children applied for asylum in Germany; over 40,000 of whom arrived without parents or other legal guardians. This article takes a broadly descriptive legal approach to focus on the resulting legal and ethical problems in Germany, and to highlight a variety of ethically relevant issues within the legal system. In particular, refugee children below the legal age of 18, have special needs with regard to health care, guardianship and appropriate custody, but the legal framework produces questionable inequalities that require further research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1369-183X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1404268
ID  - ref1
ER  -