The situation of minor applicants for international protection in the Republic of Slovenia
Coordinator
583 - University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
Manager
izr. prof. dr. Samo Bardutzky
Period
1. 6. 2018 - 31. 8. 2018
Key Information
Type of project: Project work with the non-economic and non-profit sector - Student innovative projects for social benefit 2016–2020 for the 2017/18 academic year (ŠIPK)
Project title: The situation of minor applicants for international protection in the Republic of Slovenia
Project team:
- Students: Eneja Kovač, Maša Vraničar, Tanja Rehar, Tanja Stojanović, Eva Borovnik, Ana Samobor, Lučka Brunec, Lara Matan, Eva Kavčič, Sašo Puljarević
- Educational mentor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samo Bardutzky
- Expert collaborator: Aida Hadžiahmetović (Slovene Philanthropy – Association for the Promotion of Volunteering)
Financers:
Project Description
Minors seeking international protection are third-country nationals or stateless persons under the age of 18 who apply for international protection in the Republic of Slovenia. They are a particularly vulnerable group who must receive appropriate care. Minors who apply for international protection in Slovenia are accommodated in the Asylum Home, where they receive basic care. The Ljubljana Vič-Rudnik Social Work Center is responsible for ensuring that minors are adequately represented. At the same time, non-governmental organizations, in particular Slovenska filantropija (Slovenian Philanthropy) – an association for the promotion of volunteering - and the Legal Information Center for Non-Governmental Organizations, also support them, especially with psychosocial support. Additional assistance to one of these organizations, which faces numerous problems in practice due to a lack of funds and staff, was the main reason for forming a project group and designing the project. The project group's work was divided into two major parts. The first focused on analyzing the situation of minor applicants for international protection regarding reception conditions, including accommodation, health care, schooling, education, and representation. The second part of the research focused on analyzing the decision-making process regarding their applications for international protection and their situation in the procedure. The starting point of our study was the fundamental principle of the best interests of the child and its reflection in legal norms; however, we were even more interested in its implementation in practice.