Abstract
AbstractThis Study intends to analyze the detention of unaccompanied migrant children in Portugal. Following the standards of the European Union, the detention of migrant children—and unaccompanied minors in particular—must be applied only as a last resort measure. However, decisions taken in this context by the Portuguese authorities are not homogeneous, and sometimes may result in the detention of unaccompanied children in degrading conditions. A clinical sociology approach may be of the utmost importance, as the life and the “person” that the migrant child will become can be deeply shaped by the decisions taken during this phase or by an inadequate migration system as a whole. The Convention on the Rights of the Child may function as a paramount instrument to provide guidance for clinical sociologists in their intervention activity.KeywordsClinical sociologyLegal approachUnaccompanied migrant childrenRights of the childProtectionChild participationReceptionDetentionPortugal
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