The integration of Roma, Sinti and Caminanti children: a legal framework

To date, there is no internationally agreed definition of which groups fall under the concept of minority. According to the Council of...

The fight against female genital mutilation: a legal framework

The fight against genital mutilation for the protection of the health and psychophysical integrity of girls and young women: a...

Protection of minors' rights in civil, administrative and family law proceedings: an in-depth overview of the law

It is hard to dispute that since the approval of the Convention on the Rights of Children and...

Preventing and combating violence against girls and young women: a legal framework

Violence against girls and young women is a wide-ranging and very complex problem. The dynamics, the developments, and the...

Fighting against poverty affecting children and their families: a legal framework

The problem of poverty and the social inequalities that it...

An overview of the draft laws currently being discussed in Parliament on sport in school

The right of children to engage in sporting activities is not specifically referred to in the Convention on the Rights of...

The guidelines for the participation of children and young people are intended to offer and propose a renewed look at the participation practices of children and young people, presenting some ...

Migrant children and adolescents, refugees, asylum seekers, both accompanied and unaccompanied: the rights and protections. A legal framework

Being a migrant, refugee or asylum-seeking child leads to the...

The cultural and educational sectors have been...

Care leavers are young people who, at the age of 18, no longer live with their family due to a decision taken by a judicial authority.

When we talk about care leavers and the...

The right to health as a priority for the present and the future: a legal framework
April 7 marks World Health Day, an annual international event that is celebrated to draw attention to a topic of concern to...

Paternity leave: a legal framework

Paternity leave is essential to promote a culture of shared childcare and parenthood and to foster full gender equality in the sharing of roles and the management of working...

Distance learning and integrated digital education in times of pandemic: main legal provisions and division of competences between State and Regions

The health emergency caused by Covid-19 has impacted the...

The assignment of the family home in the delicate dynamics of family crisis.

How are the criteria for allocating a family home to a separated or divorced spouse with...

The enhancement of intrafamilial foster care in the most recent court of cassation case-law. The contribution of vicarious figures

In the context of temporary foster...

The decarceration of mothers in the interest of children. Covid-19's impact on prison life for children.

How has Covid-19 impacted the lives of children living with mothers in prison and what are the...

Motherhood and work: a legal framework
Women are the group most affected by the difficulties in balancing work and family life. In Italy, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality of treatment with...

Family and family-related policies: a legal framework
The family is a fundamental institution that has been radically transformed, especially since the entry into force of the 1948 Republican Constitution and the...

The National Recovery and Resilience Plan: an in-depth look at the measures planned within the framework of policies for childhood, adolescence and families

In 2020, the EU provided an unprecedented response to...

Fighting against discrimination and homophobia (Zan bill): a legal framework

The bill, signed by the Hon. Alessandro Zan, presented to the Chamber on 2 May 2018, reopened the political debate on...