Summary
This paper by Elizabeth Ferris, director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration and member of the Collaborative on Global Children's Issues Collaborative Design Team, addresses the question: how do children moving because of the effects of climate change fit into existing international laws and frameworks? The paper also briefly considers the intersection of COVID-19, climate change, and migration, with a focus on the particular effects on children.
Securing the Rights and Protection of Children on the Move
Author: Elizabeth Ferris
International human rights law continues to apply to people on the move, whether they travel within the borders of their countries or cross into other countries, whether they are displaced by conflicts, disasters, or climate change, whether they are children or adults.