Dr. Sylvia Agu’s The International Legal Protection of Children in Street Situations offers a comprehensive and rights-based legal framework addressing the unique challenges faced by children living on the streets. The book delivers a detailed analysis of international legal instruments—both binding treaties and relevant “soft law”—to clarify how they apply to such children. It explores root causes and human rights consequences—spanning economic, social, cultural, civil, and political dimensions—and investigates intersectional factors including disability, gender, migrant status, and LGBTQI+ identity. By combining legal and sociopolitical perspectives, Agu highlights the impact of structural forces such as wars, decolonization, conditional lending programs, and structural adjustment policies in shaping children’s street experiences. This volume not only offers State authorities, social workers, and policymakers a robust legal and policy guide, but also equips civil society and advocacy organizations with strategic tools for promoting the rights and visibility of children in street situations, and outlines directions for future policy development and research.
