Course aims:

• Students should assimilate the fundamental knowledge in the field of constitutional law – constitution, constitutionality control, separation of the powers, political parties, political regime, voting system
• To equip students with the intellectual tools necessary to properly conceptualize and analyze constitutional issues.
• Assimilation of constitutional institutions must be made from a jurisprudential perspective.

Course Entry Requirements:

-

Course contents:

• Introduction to the study of Constitutional Law. Why a Constitution? The Constitution and constitutional law's functions. • The Constitution: concept and forms of Constitution; • Creation and ratification of the Constitution; • Revision and abrogation of the Constitution; • Constitutionality review; • Constitutional courts in United States and Europe; • Romanian nationality law. Acquiring and losing Romanian Citizenship. Dual citizenship. Citizenship of European Union • Fundamental rights provided by the Constitution of Romania • Romanian Ombudsman

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

•  Understand Constitutional Principles
• Interpret Constitutional Texts
• Criticaly analize landmark constitutional cases and judicial opinions
• Identify and explain the scope of fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution
• Demonstrate Academic and Legal Writing Skills

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper – interpretative essay – 80%; continuous assessment – 20%.

Recommended reading:

Mircea Criste, Drept constitutional. Un drept al cetateanului, Universul Juridic, Bucuresti, 2017, 350.
Stefan Deaconu, Drept constituţional, C.H. Beck Publishing House, Bucureşti, ed.6, CH Beck, Bucuresti, 2025, 300.
Marieta Safta, Drept constituțional și instituții politice, vol.I Teoria generală a dreptului constituțional. Drepturi și libertăți, ed a 7-a, Hamangiu, Bucuresti, 2021, 330.