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To hear children in deportation cases


The project will examine how current regulations and the immigration authorities' practice safeguard children's right to be heard in deportation cases that affect them.

How can the immigration administration best safeguard children's right to be heard in deportation cases that affect them? This project will contribute knowledge, analyzes and recommendations that can be used to assess how the Norwegian authorities can best facilitate the consultation of children in such deportation cases by designing appropriate and well-suited schemes. The assignment consists of explaining regulations and evaluating current practice in Norway, obtaining knowledge about practice in other countries, and making recommendations for future Norwegian practice in the field.

Researchers

Project period

  • Start:
    August 2021
  • End:
    May 2022

Commissioned by

  • The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration