Surrogacy and circulation of family relationships: which role for the best interests of the child?

This brief analysis has the objective to highlight the different approaches adopted at the national and supranational level with reference to the circulation of family status created through the recourse to alternative procreation techniques, through the lenses of the best interests of the child. The contribution focuses on maternal surrogacy and analyses the solutions adopted by the Italian case law, as well as by ECtHR, the CJEU and the European Commission, in order to understand whether and how the best interests of the child hold a relevant space.