Overview
Lecturer
Mihaela Bogdana Simion
Seminar tutor
Mihaela Bogdana Simion
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Law
Field of study
Law
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification.
Entry requirements
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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%.
Recommended reading
Drept constitutional. Un drept al statului
Mircea Criste
Universul Juridic, Bucuresti, 2018 · 380
Institutii politice
Stefan Deaconu
CH Beck, Bucuresti, 2020 · 420
Institutii politice
Marieta Safta
Hamangiu, Bucuresti, 2015 · 350