The legislative proposal of the Ministry of Health to prohibit the use of the interim injunction procedure (ordonanță președințială) in cases concerning the provision of free or reimbursed medicines, the reimbursement of medicines, or, where applicable, their inclusion in the list of international nonproprietary names corresponding to medicines granted to insured persons with or without personal contribution on the basis of a medical p...

On the occasion of ten years since the entry into force (26 May 2026) of Law no. 101/2016 on remedies and review procedures in the awarding of public procurement contracts, sectoral contracts, and works and services concession contracts, as well as on the organization and functioning of the National Council for the Resolution of Complaints, the author formulates and substantiates several de lege ferenda proposals. These are intervent...

The concept of „law” in art. 53 of the Romanian Constitution is susceptible to several interpretations. The normative acts adopted by the Parliament as the sole legislative authority of the country represent laws stricto sensu, respecting both the formal and the material criterion of defi ning the concept of „law”, and the ordinances adopted by the Government, simple or emergency, represent laws lato sensu, respecting only the material criteri...

The crime of voter corruption is provided for in Art. 386 of the Criminal Code, as part of the title dedicated to electoral crimes, being the first time that the crime is criminalized in the Criminal Code. By including the crime of voter corruption in the Criminal Code and abandoning its regulation in separate normative acts applicable to different types of elections, the legislator succeeded in eliminating the previously existing overlaps an...

The paper examines the intricate relationship between political risk, legislative instability, and foreign investment in development projects. It highlights the necessity of stabilization clauses as a key mechanism to safeguard investors from unforeseen legislative changes that could adversely impact their operations. The paper aligns its discussions with the principles outlined in the Charter on the Economic Rights and Duties of States, advoca...

We return to a topic that has been the subject of our previous analyses – the legal meaning of the term „child”. This time, the analysis is extended to the meaning of the term provided for in art. 1 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the existence of an important difference compared to the regulations in Romania is highlighted. We also discuss certain novel aspects related to the meaning of the term child in the regulation of...

This article analyses the impact of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the formation, execution and validity of banking contracts. In the context of the accelerated digitalisation of financial services, AI is increasingly used to make automated decisions with significant legal consequences for customers. The study examines the legal implications regarding valid consent, contractual fairness, indirect discrimination and civil liability. ...

From a legal perspective, in principle, parents must exercise their parental rights and responsibilities towards their minor children together and equally. This ensures that each parent, even if separated, plays a crucial role in the child’s life, maintaining a functional relationship with them while also bearing responsibility for the child’s upbringing, education, and development in all aspects. This way, the child is both protected and pre...

In cases derived from the special legislation on minors, the problem of prejudice arises not only when the courts are called to balance the interests of the people involved – primarily the minor, but sometimes particularly important also the parents, grandparents or other persons with whom the child has established personal ties, but also when the courts decide on some eminently material elements, such as court costs. The material brings to at...

The crime of concealing a taxable source involves an activity by which the taxpayer conceals from the competent authorities the taxable or taxable asset or source. In the architecture of the criminalization norm, the taxable or taxable object, from a fiscal point of view, represents an income or asset for which the taxpayer must pay tax obligations. Hiding income represents the action of concealing both the asset and the taxable source...