The law of Romania is civil law.
History
[edit]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
[edit]The basic law of Romania is the Constitution, which was adopted in December 1991 and revised in October 2003.
Legislation
[edit]Legislation[1] includes laws and decrees.[2]
Laws
[edit]- Law No 28 of 28 December 1967[2]
- Law No 71 of 29 December 1969[3]
- Law No 22 of 28 November 1981[4]
- Law No 3 of 12 November 1982[5]
Courts and judiciary
[edit]There is a Constitutional Court of Romania and a High Court of Cassation and Justice.
Legal practitioners
[edit]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
[edit]Criminal law in Romania is centered on the Penal Code of Romania, which came into force on 1 February 2014.
Private law
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- Pries, Anne. In Winterton and Moys (eds). Information Sources in Law. Second Edition. Bowker-Saur. 1997. Chapter Twenty-Three: Romania. Pages 401 to 413.
- Virgiliu Stoicoiu. Legal Sources and Bibliography of Romania. Free Europe Committee. 1964. Google Books
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- Digest of General Laws of Romania. Google Books
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- P Gogeanu and L P Marcu. A Concise History of Romanian Law. Scientific and Encyclopaedic Publishing House. Bucharest. 1981.
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- H B Jacobini. Romanian Public Law: Some Leading Internal Aspects. East European Monographs. 1987. Google Books
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- The New Communist Electoral Law in Romania. National Committee for a Free Europe. 1953. Google Books.
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- Romania: An Analysis of Media Law and Practice. Article 19. 1997. Google Books.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Romanian SR/10" (1985) 10 Radio Free Europe Research 48 (26 June 1985)
- ^ Sanda Ghimpu. Romania. International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations. Kluwer Law International. 1998. Para 41-42. Scan including volumes for other countries
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gray, Hanson and Ianachkov. Romania's Evolvong Legal Framework for Private Sector Development. WPS 872. The World Bank. March 1992. Page 25.
- ^ Pries, Information Sources in Law