Finding the right balance between promoting children's right to participate in procedures that affect their lives and protecting them from harm remains a challenge in the field of justice. Member States address this in various ways, including by setting minimum age requirements for certain...

Guardians are one of the most important features of a protection system for children who are deprived of their family environment and cannot have their interests represented by their parents. They are key to safeguard the child's best interests and general well-being, and to complement the...

Guardians are one of the most important features of a protection system for children who are deprived of their family environment and cannot have their interests represented by their parents. They are key to safeguard the child's best interests and general well-being, and to complement the...

Up to one third of migrants arriving in the European Union since the summer of 2015 have been children. The current emphasis on speedier asylum processing and making returns more effective may trigger increased use of immigration detention, possibly also affecting children. The detention of...

Around 2.5 million children participate in judicial proceedings across the European Union (EU) every year, affected by parental divorce or as victims of, or witnesses to, crime. Although their effective participation in such proceedings is vital for improving the operation of justice, the...

FRA's report on children's experiences with judicial proceedings presents their views on what can be done to make justice more child-friendly. These Annexes provide a detailed overview of the research methods used to prepare the report.

FRA's report on children's experiences with judicial proceedings presents their views on what can be done to make justice more child-friendly. These Annexes provide a detailed overview of the research methods used to prepare the report.

Up to one third of migrants arriving in the European Union since the summer of 2015 have been children. The current emphasis on speedier asylum processing and making returns more effective may trigger increased use of immigration detention, possibly also affecting children. The detention of...

Although official figures on the phenomenon are lacking, it is clear that children arriving in the European Union (EU) are often accompanied by persons other than their parents or guardians. Such children are usually referred to as 'separated' children. Their identification and registration...

Finding the right balance between promoting children’s right to participate in procedures that affect their lives and protecting them from harm remains a challenge in the field of justice. Member States address this in various ways, including by setting minimum age requirements for certain...