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Law of Romania

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Romanian law is a civil law system whose basic law is the Constitution, adopted in December 1991 and revised in October 2003. In the early 2010s Romania modernized its core legislation with four new codes, a Civil Code in 2011, a Civil Procedure Code in 2013, and a Penal Code and Penal Procedure Code both in 2014, replacing civil law provisions that dated to 1864, 1887 and 1953. The judiciary includes the Constitutional Court of Romania, which reviews the constitutionality of legislation, and the High Court of Cassation and Justice as the highest ordinary court. The wave of recodification reflects Romania post-1991 transition to democratic governance and its continued integration of a modern civil law framework.

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Civil Law 1
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1991 1
Law of Romania
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Legal-system family: Civil Law Family, following the CIA World Factbook and JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification.

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Source Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah (Wikipedia)
Source Bogdan Aurescu (Wikipedia)
Source Civil Code of Romania (Wikipedia)
Source Constitutional Court of Romania (Wikipedia)
Iulia Motoc, Jurists
Source Iulia Motoc (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Mona Pivniceru
Source Penal Code of Romania (Wikipedia)
Source European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
Source Wikidata: Valer Dorneanu
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1. Law of Romania (Wikipedia)
The law of Romania is civil lawView the Source
Wikidata: Mona Pivniceru
Includes: Mona Pivniceru, Mona Maria Pivniceru (born 9 September 1958) is a Romanian politician, jurist and magistrate, university professor.View the Source
Wikidata: Valer Dorneanu
Includes: Valer Dorneanu, Valer Dorneanu (born 21 November 1944) is a Romanian politician and jurist.View the Source
List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: French Civil Law Tradition, opening list, French civil law bullet: Romania named directlyView the Source
European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
European Court of Human RightsIncludes: Sebastian Raduletu, Judges of the Court, state
Quote, Includes: Sebastian Raduletu, Judges of the Court, state
Sebastian Rădulețu Judge Romania
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Penal Code of Romania (Wikipedia)
Includes: Penal Code of Romania, Lead section
Quote, Includes: Penal Code of Romania, Lead section
The Penal Code of Romania (Codul penal al României) is a document providing the legal basis regarding criminal law in Romania.
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Civil Code of Romania (Wikipedia)
Includes: Civil Code of Romania, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Civil Code of Romania, Introduction
The Civil Code of Romania (Codul civil al României, commonly referred to as Noul Cod Civil - the New Civil Code, officially Law no. 287/2009 on the Civil Code) is the basic source of civil law in Romania.
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Bogdan Aurescu (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Bogdan Aurescu, Wikipedia lead sentence
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is a Romanian judge of the International Court of Jus
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Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Moldavian-born Romanian historian
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Iulia Motoc (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Iulia Motoc, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Iulia Motoc, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Romanian judge and international law expert
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Constitutional Court of Romania (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Constitutional Court of Romania, Lead (country)
Quote, Includes: Constitutional Court of Romania, Lead (country)
The Constitutional Court of Romania (Romanian: Curtea Constituțională a României) is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by Romanian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution.
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