Type of course: |
Compulsory |
Language of instruction: |
English |
Erasmus Language of instruction: |
English |
Name of lecturer: |
Mihaela Bogdana Simion |
Seminar tutor: |
Mihaela Bogdana Simion |
Form of education |
Full-time |
Form of instruction: |
Class |
Number of teaching hours per semester: |
42 |
Number of teaching hours per week: |
3 |
Semester: |
Autumn |
Form of receiving a credit for a course: |
Grade |
Number of ECTS credits allocated |
5 |
Course 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 Entry Requirements:
N/A
Course contents:
1. Introduction to the study of Constitutional Law;
2. Romanian citizenship. Definition, principles, ways of acquiring, loss of romanian citizenship;
3. Human rights. Definition, history of the concept, classification, principles;
4. Substantive rights: right to life, freedom from torture, right to liberty, freedom of movement, etc.;
5. Social and political rights: freedom of expression, freedom of association, right to peacefully assemble, right for access to courts and to a fair trial;
6. Economic, social and cultural rights: protection of propriety, right to work, right to education, right to medical care, right to culture, etc. ;
7. Political rights. The right to vote and to be elected in the public authorities;
8. The Ombudsman in Romania;
9. The Legislative Power. The Parliament of Romania: election, organization, functioning, legal immunity;
10. Legislative procedure. The delegation of the legislative power;
11. The Executive Power in Romania. The President of Romania: election, the Presidential Powers, impeachment and removal from office;
12. The Executive Power in Romania. The Government of Romania: investiture, structure, the Prime Minister, powers, motion of no confidence, juridical liability of the ministers;
13. The Judicial Power in Romania: the Courts, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Superior Council of Magistrates;
14. Constitutional Court and constitutionality review in Romania.
Teaching methods:
Lecture, conversation, exemplification.
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
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
Mircea Criste,
Drept constitutional. Un drept al statului, Universul Juridic
, Bucuresti
, 2018
, 342
Stefan Deaconu,
Instituţii politice, CH Beck
, Bucuresti
, 2020
, 420
Stefan Deaconu,
Drept constitutional, CH Beck
, Bucuresti
, 2020
, 266
• Ioan Muraru, Elena Simina Tănăsescu, coordonatori, Constituţia României. Comentariu pe articole, C.H. Beck Publishing House, Bucureşti, 2008;