The text illustrates and tries to systematize the legal position of minors in general and foreign minors in particular, to then focus on minors who are victims of trafficking and/or exploitation, framing the complex phenomenon in the light of national, European, and international laws. The writer aims above all to highlight the reasons for the particular vulnerability of migrant children and subsequently analyze the responses of the legal system to verify its effectiveness in preventative terms. The programs of assistance and social integration ex art. 18 T.U.I are the focus of this discussion as they expose the bright side of criminal law that deals not only with the general prevention and suppression of crime but also to sanction, albeit ex post, the legal right violated (a person's dignity), through measures of protection and support to victims.

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international migration legal rights legal system crime trafficking