A DYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE MINOR’S RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION: THE LESSON FROM THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (CRC) AND SOME PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the legal status of the minor with particular reference to the profiles of autonomy and determination. Specifically, it analyses the most significant provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (hereinafter CRC) regarding the participation and the role of the minor in the society and the recognition - in terms of legally binding decisions related to his/her life - of his/her decision-taking powers.