CURRENT JUSTICE LAWS IN ROMANIA

Abstract

At the end of 2022, the new Romanian justice laws were adopted, namely Law no. 303/2004 on the status of judges and prosecutors, Law no. 304/2022 on the status of judges and prosecutors and Law no. 305/2022 on the Superior Council of Magistracy. The magistracy is the judicial activity carried out by judges for the purpose of dispensing justice and by prosecutors for the purpose of defending the general interests of society, the rule of law and the rights and freedoms of citizens. The judicial organization is the set of principles and rules governing the functioning of the courts in judicial activity, with the aim of guaranteeing respect for the Romanian Constitution and the realization of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual through the dispensation of justice as a public service. Judges and prosecutors may be awarded the Diploma of Judicial Merit by the President of Romania, on the proposal of the Plenum of the Superior Council of Magistracy, for outstanding merits in their activity. The Ministry of Justice and the Superior Council of the Magistracy shall cooperate loyally in the exercise of their respective powers relating to the proper organization and administration of justice as a public service.

Keywords

• magistrates
• judges
• prosecutors
• judicial authority
• judiciary
• public ministry
• superior council of magistracy
• justice laws
• statute of judges and prosecutors
• judicial organization