From lofty jargon to durable solutions: Unaccompanied refugee children and the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child

International Journal of Refugee Law

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 336-348

  Kaime, Thoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION; REFUGEE;

EID: 7444233806     PISSN: 09538186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijrl/16.3.336     Document Type: Article

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