Overview
Aims
• To familiarize students with the fundamental premises and design of the constitutional system and government of Romania.
• To understand the powers of the political authorities and the relations between them
• To assimilate the human rights from a jurisprudential perspective.
• To equip students with the intellectual tools necessary to properly conceptualize and analyze constitutional issues.
Course contents
• The principle of separation of powers in Romania • The political parties • Electoral systems in Romania and in comparative law • Political regimes in comparative law • The Legislative Power. The Parliament of Romania: election, organization, functioning, legal immunity; • Legislative procedure. The delegation of the legislative power; • The Executive Power in Romania. The President of Romania: election, the Presidential Powers, impeachment and removal from office; • The Executive Power in Romania. The Government of Romania: investiture, structure, the Prime Minister, powers, motion of no confidence, juridical liability of the ministers; • The Judicial Power in Romania: the Courts, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Superior Council of Magistrates; • Constitutional Court and constitutionality review in Romania.
Learning outcomes
• Applying theories, principles and concepts in a context determined • Preliminary analysis of the data, their interpretation, the carrying out of classifications and some conceptual delineations
Assessment
Written paper – interpretative essay – 80%; continuous assessment – 20%.