The law of Romania is civil law.

History

The Romanian judicial system experienced a major overhaul in the early 2010s, with the introduction of four new codes: the Civil Code (2011), the Civil Procedure Code (2013) and the Penal and Penal Procedure Codes (2014).

Constitution

The basic law of Romania is the Constitution, which was adopted in December 1991 and revised in October 2003.

Legislation

Main article: Legislation of Romania

Legislation[1] includes laws and decrees.[2]

Laws

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Courts and judiciary

Main article: Judiciary of Romania

There is a Constitutional Court of Romania and a High Court of Cassation and Justice.

Legal practitioners

Main article: Legal profession in Romania

There is a National Union of Bar Associations of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Națională a Barourilor din România[6] – UNBR) and a Bar Council.[7] There was a Lawyers Union.[8]

Criminal law

See also: Capital punishment in Romania

Criminal law in Romania is centered on the Penal Code of Romania, which came into force on 1 February 2014.

Private law

The current Civil Code of Romania came into force on 1 October 2011, replacing the old Civil Code of 1864, the Commercial Code of 1887 and the Family Code of 1953. The previous civil code came into force on 1 December 1865, and was amended numerous times over the years. It was re-published, in its amended form, in 1993 under the title Codul Civil.[9]

For civil procedure, see the Civil procedure code of Romania.

See also

References

  1. ^ Emőd Veress. "Legislation in Romania". Karpen and Xanthaki (eds). Legislation in Europe: A Country by Country Guide. Hart Publishing. 2020. Chapter 25. Pages 399 to 414.
  2. ^ a b Verzariu and Burgess. "Bibliography of Pertinent Romanian Legislation". Joint Venture Agreements in Romania: Background for Implementation. US Department of Commerce, Bureau of East-West Trade. June 1977. Page 69.
  3. ^ Verzariu and Burgess. "Bibliography of Pertinent Romanian Legislation". Joint Venture Agreements in Romania: Background for Implementation. US Department of Commerce, Bureau of East-West Trade. June 1977. Page 70.
  4. ^ "Romanian SR/10" (1985) 10 Radio Free Europe Research 48 (26 June 1985)
  5. ^ Sanda Ghimpu. Romania. International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations. Kluwer Law International. 1998. Para 41-42. Scan including volumes for other countries
  6. ^ Bruno Nascimbene and Elisabetta Bergamini. "Romania". The Legal Profession in the European Union. Kluwer Law International. 2009. Chapter 3. Section 23. Pages 183 to 190 at pages 183 and 184.
  7. ^ Cacerea and Mihailescu. "Romania". The Bar of Brussels (compiler). Professional Secrecy of Lawyers in Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2013. Pages 460 to 475 at page 466.
  8. ^ Gray, Hanson and Ianachkov. Romania's Evolvong Legal Framework for Private Sector Development. WPS 872. The World Bank. March 1992. Page 25.
  9. ^ Pries, Information Sources in Law

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