The Rights of the Child: Romanian National Report

Abstract

The Romanian national report, submitted to the Congress of the Academy of International Law held in Vienna in July 2014, provides a broad overview on the national legal framework concerning the rights of the child, focusing not only on the relevant provisions from the Romanian Civil Code but also on the special legislation concerning children, the criminal law regulations as well as on the principles set forth at the constitutional level. The national report is of genuine interest, especially in the light of the fact that the Romanian civil legislation has been subject to an extensive reform, finalised with the adoption, in 2009, of a new Civil Code which entered into force in 2011.