Contents no. 3/2009 EDITORIAL Roxana Maria Lăcătuşu – Romanian Judicial Crisis of the Year 2009. The Dignity of the Magistrates Dignity Through Reform in the Judiciary in the Benefit of Citizens Interview with Mrs. Olga Kudeshkina – Russian Judge Excluded from the Magistracy for Expressing her Opinion Regarding the State of the Judiciary ATTITUDES Ionuţ Militaru, Dragoş Călin – Freedom of Expression of the Judiciary. Limitations and Vulnerabilities Eric Alt – The Organization of the Judicial System: An European Problem Agnès Galajda – Independence of the Judiciary and Corruption in the Judiciary – the Experience of the Hungarian Judiciary Alexandru Ştefan Predescu – Implementation of EU Funding Projects at the Level of the Public Ministry Joaquín Bayo-Delgado – Self-governation of Courts – Hierarchical Model (vertically) vs. Democratic Model (horizontally). The Spanish Model James E. McMillan, Carolyn E. Temin – Determining the Complexity of the Cases – Using the Held Data for Court Administration JUDICIAL STUDIES Ana-Maria Lucia Zaharia – Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Florin Mihăiţă- Contraventional Law. Issues Regarding the Complementary Measure of Seizing Vehicles Provided by E.O.G. no. 12/2006 Tamara Laliashvili – Negotiationg Punishment in the German Criminal Law Gerald N. Rosenberg – Romancing the Court Lon L. Fuller – The Most Controversial Judicial Decision of All Time. The Case of the Speluncean Explorers Dragoş Călin – Tragicomedy in Applying Community Law in Romania Evangelia Palaiologou – Female Immigration in Greece CASE-LAW European Court of Human Rights, Case of Albayrak v. Turkey, judgment of 31 January 2008 Supreme Court of the United States – Calderon v. Thompson, judgment of 9 December 1997 PRESENTATIONS Manjola Bejleri – The Legal Personality and Goals of the Albanian Judges Association HAPPY REGISTRY Order of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 6 July 2009 in Case T 181/09, Cornelia Oprea v. Commission of the European Communities Order of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 22 July 2009 in Case T 234/09, Constantin Hârsulescu v. Romania Civil Decision no. 923/02.06.2009 given by the Court of Appeals Timisoara, Department of Labor and Social Security Conflict REVIEWS David Pannick – I Have To Move My Car. Tales of Unpersuasive Advocates and Injudicious Judges, October 31, 2008, Hart Pub, Oxford and Portland, Oregon
European Court of Human Rights, Case of Kudeshkina v. Russia, judgment of 26 February 2009