Discuţii cu privire la posibilitatea legală a minorului de a încheia contractul de voluntariat

dr. DAN ŢOP*

* e-mail: top.dan@gmail.com

Profesor univ. - Facultatea de Drept şi Ştiinţe Administrative, Universitatea "Valahia", Târgovişte

ABSTRACT

Law No 78/2014 regarding the regulation of volunteering in Romania provides that a volunteer agreement can be concluded by any natural person "who has acquired capacity to work according to the legislation in the field of labour."

Whereas this phrasing is likely to generate controversies and discussions (the Law No 78/2014 being a law in the field of civil law, and not in the field of the labour law), the author examines precisely at what age minors may conclude volunteer agreements.

The author’s conclusion, resulting from the corroboration of Articles 41-42of the Civil Code with Article 13 of the Labour Code, is that: minors may conclude volunteer agreements after they turned 14, but between 14-16 years of age the consent of their parents, guardians,...