Interpretations of European Courts concerning the child's right to personal identity

Abstract

y. This paper aims to contribute to the knowledge of the relevant aspects that configures the child's right to personal identity. To achieve this goal, we analyzed the main elements of the right to identity content that a child should enjoy, namely: the child's right to name, the right to citizenship, the child's right to know his parents and to be cared for, raised and educated by them. The vectors of our analysis are represented by the jurisprudential guidelines in this field of the European Courts - the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as by the exposure of the most current doctrinal opinions expressed both nationally and internationally.