Copiii aflaţi în dificultate: istoric, definiţii şi unele aspecte legale şi sociale în Republica Moldova

Abstract

After gaining independence, Republic of Moldova being in a transitional period, has got people who lost their jobs, became hopeless, in poverty, in vices and other deviant behaviours, part of which went abroad. A picture that reminds us of the "journey through the wilderness" of the Jewish people. These represent only part of the whole spectrum of consequences that have been inflicted on children, which has led to the emergence of children in difficulty, children, which, in general, can be characterized by lack, insufficient parental care or inadequate parental care. The authors of this paper intend to analyze some legal and social aspects of this category of children in the Republic of Moldova based on the legislation of the country and the data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, doing beforehand a foray into the history and definition of this group of children.