The Rights of the Child in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. Selected Issues Cover Image

Prawa dziecka w Kodeksie Prawa Kanonicznego z 1983 roku. Wybrane zagadnienia
The Rights of the Child in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. Selected Issues

Author(s): Mirosław Sitarz
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: legal personality; right to life; right to the sacraments; right to upbringing

Summary/Abstract: According to the 1983 Code of Canon Law the child is a minor before the completion of the seventh year, who is considered not to be responsible for itself. The rights of the child stem both from natural legal personality and church legal personality. The 1983 Code legislator regulates rights of the child such as: the right to life, right to the sacraments and right to upbringing.

  • Issue Year: 8/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 85-99
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish