July 2015 - December 2015

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2 JULY 2015 – DECEMBER 2015

SCIENTIFIC LIFE

JULY 2015– DECEMBER 2015

The Union of Jurists of Romania, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice,

the Superior Council of Magistrates, the Association of Romanian Magistrates and

the Legal Research Institute “Acad. Andrei Rdulescu” of the Romanian Academy

have celebrated om June 24th the Annual “Day of Justice” symposium, having as

general theme “Guaranteeing and defending the fundamental values of the society

by means of law”. The event hosted as well the launch of the volume “The

Romanian Constitution. Title I. General principles, articles 1-14. Comments and

explications”, by professor Cristian Ionescu.

The opening speech was held by dr. Ioan Chelaru, president of the Union of

Jurists of Romania. Official messages have been presented by Marius Tudose – the

president of the Superior Council of Magistrates, Liviu Stancu – state secretary in

the Ministry of Justice. Speeches have been held by: Gheorghe Florea – president

of the National Union of Bar Associations of Romania, Gabriela Baltag – president

of the Association of Romanian Magistrates, professor Corina Dumitrescu – rector

of the „Dimitrie Cantemir” University of Bucharest, Andreea Uzlu – deputy

director of the Legal, Documenting and Litigation Direction of the Superior

Council of Magistrates, Augustin Lazr – general attorney, the Department of Alba

Prosecutor’s Office, Mircea Duu – director of the Legal Research Institute and

vice-president of the Union of Jurists of Romania, Ovidiu Predescu – director of

the “Dreptul” publishing house and vice-president of the Union Of Jurists of

Romania.

Between the 5th and the 11th of July 2015, in Lpuşna, Mureş Department, was

held the 8th edition of the International Law School. The works had as theme the

issue of “Public security vs. individual liberty”. The present edition was organized

by the “Petru Maior” University of Târgu Mureş and the Romanian Society for

Research in Public and Private Affairs.

This session of the International Law School had as guest numerous students,

both from Romanian and foreign universities, such as the “Petru Maior”

University of Târgu Mureş, the “Babeş – Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca, the

University of Piteşti, the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, the State

University of Moldova, Universitate degli Studi Internazionali di Roma” etc.

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Professor Ovidiu Predescu, director of the “Dreptul” publishing and

vice-president of the Union Of Jurists of Romania, has presided of the section

dedicated to “Legal order and the role of the dissemination vectors” and held a

lecture on “Contemporary law and its aspects in the context of globalization or

mondialisation”. The same section hosted lectures by associate professor Mihaela

Tomi (Universitatea de Vest, Timişoara); associate professor Ioan Lazr („1

Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia) and Nicolae Cîrstea, president of the

„Universul Juridic” publishing house of Bucharest.

On September 4th 2015, under the high patronage of the Union of Jurists of

Romania, the Legal Research Institute “Acad. Andrei Rdulescu” of the Romanian

Academy and the Romanian Society of Criminology and Forensics (RSCF) have

held the conference with international participation entitled “Criminology in

Romania – past, present and future”, event that marked the 25th anniversary of the

RSCF.

The opening of the conference was mark by speeches by professor Rodica

Stnoiu, president of the Romanian Society of Criminology and Forensics,

professor Mircea Duu – director of the Legal Research Institute, professor André

Lemaître – president of the International Association of Francophone

Criminologists, professor Ovidiu Predescu – vice-president of the Union of Jurists

of Romania, and Nora Fraj-Bouslimani – attorney to the Paris Court of Appeals.

On September 23rd, 2015, the National Institute of Magistrates (NIM) held an

international conference entitled “Inter-professional dialogue between judges,

attorneys and barristers – a necessity in the consolidation of Justice in the

Romanian democratic society”.

Introductory speeches have been held by Jud. Marius Tudose – president of

the Superior Council of Magistrates; Rodica Aida Popa – Romanian representative

at the Consultative Council of European Judges; Jud. Nina Betteto – member of the

board of the Consultative Council of European Judges, vice-president of the

Supreme Court of Slovenia; jud. Livia Doina Stanciu, president of the High Court

of Cassation and Justice of Romania; Robert Cazanciuc, Minister of Justice (in

office); Tiberiu Niu – Romanian general prosecutor; Gheorghe Florea, president

of the National Union of Bar Associations of Romania, Jud. Octavia Spineanu

Matei, director of the National Institute of Magistrates.

The Union of Jurists of Romanian has been aptly represented by dr. Ioan

Chelaru – president, and professor Ovidiu Predescu, vice-president and director of

the “Dreptul” publishing house.

On 30-31 October 2015, the Legal Research Institute “Acad. Andrei Rdulescu”

of the Romanian Academy, as supported by the Romanian National Authority for

Scientific Research, CNCS - UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-RU-TE-2012-3-0412,

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held the international conference entitled “German Influences upon the Romanian

Law. A Comparative Approach”. The works focused on the impact of German

legislation on Romanian private and public law, on the one hand, and on the

influence held by the German specificities of law over global legal systems, of

Common or Private Law, on the other hand.

Presided by professor Tudor Avrigeanu of the Legal Research Institute, the

conference provided lectures, among other Romanian specialists, by: dr. Benjamin

Vogel, Senior Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International

Criminal Law, Freiburg (Germany); Dr. Teresa Manso Porto Senior Researcher,

Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg

(Germany), Dr. Tsvetana Kamenova, Professor of International Law, University of

Plovdiv, Director of the Institute for Legal Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Science,

Sofia (Bulgaria); Dr. Juan Carlos Gemignani, Professor of Criminal Law,

University of Buenos Aires, Vice-President of the Federal Court of Criminal

Cassation, Buenos Aires (Argentina).