摘要：The current article aims to prove the practical importance of defining the notion of “child”. Thus,the clarification of the term child is important in view of the fact that certain legal provisions governing legal institutions with application in the field of child protection,establish protection measures whose application is determined over time, depending on age or certain elements of marital status (such as: health status,marital status - marriage/divorce,liability in criminal law). The qualification of the individual as adult or minor also refers to the analysis of the civil capacity and of the legal personality,as we will show up next. .
