Le corps de l'enfant
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Abstract EN:
High principles as well as international laws, civil ans social provisions, and ethical rules manage the child's body. They affect the consent given in case of impairments and aim at protecting the minor physically. Thye child's body is also subject to different practices. As a rule, the child is represented by his parents who authorize for him the prejudices he suffers, most often for medical purposes. But the parents' power is also limited. Their consent is not always necessary or sufficient. Also, parental authority is not exclusive of the child's will which is taken into accountin a different way by the lawmaker and in practice. The child's body enjoys a reinforced protection first from the family, then from society as well. It encompasses several institutions whoses services are getting broader and also third parties who are brought into contact with the child. The different rules and pratices involving the child's body gradually diminish the absolute nature of parental authority, but they are not always adequate, sufficient or even in agreement. It seems necessary to create or alter some rules applying to the child.
Abstract FR:
Le corps de l'enfant est regi par de grands principes, des declarations internationales, des dispositions civiles, penales et sociales ainsi que des regles deontologiques et ethiques. Ils affectent le consentement donne lors d'atteintes ou visent plus generalement a assurer la protection corporelle du mineur. Le corps de l'enfant est aussi l'objet de pratiques differentes. L'enfant en principe est represente par ses parents qui consentent pour lui aux atteintes qui lui sont portees le plus souvent dans un but therapeutique. Mais le pouvoir des parents connait des limites. Leur consentement n'est pas toujours necessaire ou suffisant. D'autre part l'autorite parentale n'est plus exclusive de la volonte de l'enfant prise en consideration selon des modalites differentes par le legislateur et part la pratique. Le corps de l'enfant beneficie d'une protection renforcee incombrant d'abord a la famille mais aussi a la societe. Elle concerne differentes institutions ayant des missions de plus en plus et egalement les tiers amenes a avoir des contacts avec l'enfant. Les differentes regles et pratiques impliquant le corps de l'enfant font progressivement perdre a l'autorite parentale son caractere absolutiste. Mais elles ne sont pas toujours adaptees, suffisantes ou seulement concordantes. La creation ou la modification de certaines regles applicables a l'enfant parait necessaire.