THE CHILD’S RIGHT TO DIGNITY
THE CHILD’S RIGHT TO DIGNITY

Summary/Abstract: The child means any person who, under the law of his country, has not yet reached the required age to assume responsibility for his acts in a particular field.From the etymological point of view, the term "child" comes from the Latin term childhood which means "who does not speak". The convention defines in art. 1 the child as "any human being under the age of 18 years, except in cases where the law applicable to the child sets the age limit under this age".In the same sense, art. 4 lit. a) of Law no. 272/2004 regarding the protection and promotion of the rights of the child, which defines the child as “that person who did not reach the age of 18 years and did not acquire full exercise capacity, according to the law. Therefore, it turns out that two conditions must be cumulatively met, namely: the person has not reached the age of 18, the person has not acquired full legal competence. According to art. 38 paragraph (2) Romanian Civil Code

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