The protection of internally displaced children in Africa: A doctrinal analysis of article 23(4) of the African children’s charter

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dc.contributor.authorAdeola, Romola
dc.contributor.authorMezmur, Benyam D
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T15:18:49Z
dc.date.available2021-09-27T15:18:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis article considers the protection of, and assistance for, internally displaced children (IDCs) in Africa. Internal displacement has become one of Africa’s most pressing human rights challenges. Over the last decade, millions of persons have been internally displaced on the continent by conflict, disaster and other causes. Children are one of the most affected categories of persons, given the implications of displacement for them. Article 23(4) of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child incorporates specific protection for IDCs. This article examines the protection of IDCs in the context of this regional framework. It argues that, while article 23(4) requires that both refugee children and IDCs should be accorded the same protection from a rights-based perspective, it also requires that the protection of IDCs should be construed with reference to the Kampala Convention, which is the most recent applicable regional regime governing internal displacement.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdeola, R., & Mezmur, B. D. (2021). The protection of internally displaced children in Africa: A doctrinal analysis of article 23(4) of the African children’s charter. Journal of African Law, 65(1),115–129. 10.1017/S002185532100005Xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1464-3731
dc.identifier.uri10.1017/S002185532100005X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6829
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectInternal displacementen_US
dc.subjectInternally displaced personsen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectAfrican children’s charteren_US
dc.subjectKampala conventionen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.titleThe protection of internally displaced children in Africa: A doctrinal analysis of article 23(4) of the African children’s charteren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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