I diritti dei bambini, lo ius culturae, la comunità di tutti i giorni. Questioni di cittadinanza

T.H. Marshall’s essay on Citizenship and social class is the point of reference for the model of citizenship conceived of as a status based on full membership of a community, which confers a set of civil, political, and social rights, while requiring at the same time the fulfillment of specific duties. The debate on the possibility for minors to acquire citizenship of the country in which they were born and grew up helps focus on two decisive issues. On the one hand, the idea of the everyday community sharing the fundamental principles and values that social and political participation is predicated on, which is the premise of the so-​called ius culturae approach. On the other hand, the uncoupling of fundamental rights from the status of citizen, which emphasizes in the first place the responsibility to guarantee the rights that minors already have. In the conclusions, some proposals consistent with these two lines of reflections are presented.