114. 各国应将国内法与国际标准相统一。过时的做法和法律应当修订。许多国家尚未落实《儿童权利公约》所载的个人权利：例如，驱逐理由及其执行程序条例可不具体提及儿童。同时，许多国家的儿童保护法律不考虑无人陪伴移民儿童的特殊情况。儿童最大利益原则实际应用的一个实例是承认因父母移民身份而拘留儿童从来不符合儿童的最大利益。
114. States should reconcile domestic law with international standards. Outdated practices and laws should be restructured. Many countries are not yet applying individual rights that are enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child: for example, regulations governing the grounds for expulsion and the procedure for its execution may not specifically mention children. Meanwhile, legislation on child protection in many countries lacks an approach that takes into account the particular situation of unaccompanied migrant children. One practical application of the principle of the best interests of the child is to recognize that detention of a child because of a parent’s immigration status is never in the child’s best interests.