The Romanian Judges’ Forum draws public attention to the Chamber of Deputies legislative initiative issued by a group of eight Members of the Parliament on 31 October 2017 without a proper explanatory memorandum / statement of reasons (according to Article 92, paragraph 1, final sentence of the Chamber of Deputies Regulations) and without a proper impact study. This way of acting is ignoring a recent opinion of the Superior Council of Magistracy and a firm position of the magistrates’… citeste
Forumul Judecătorilor din România atrage atenția opiniei publice asupra unei inițiative legislative depuse la Camera Deputaților de un grup de 8 deputați, în data de 31 octombrie 2017, fără o expunere de motive corespunzătoare (conform art. 92 alin. 1 teza finală din Regulamentul Camerei Deputaților) și fără studii de impact, respectiv cu ignorarea unui aviz recent al Consiliului Superior al Magistraturii și a poziției ferme a corpului magistraților, prin detunarea… citeste
APROXIMATIV 3.900 DE MAGISTRAȚI ROMANI: MEMORIU PENTRU RETRAGEREA PROIECTULUI DE MODIFICARE A ”LEGILOR JUSTIȚIEI” MEMORIU PENTRU RETRAGEREA PROIECTULUI DE MODIFICARE A ”LEGILOR JUSTIȚIEI” Guvernului României, Domnului dr. Mihai Tudose, Prim-ministru al Guvernului Domnului prof. univ. dr. Tudorel Toader, Ministrul Justiției Excelențele Voastre, La 23 august 2017, într-un document PowerPoint prezentat într-o conferință de presă, Ministrul… citeste
Pentru download, urmați link-ul de mai jos: https://www.juridice.ro/files/Brosura-magistratii-romani-v-modificarea-legilor-justitiei.pdf Materialele strânse în broșura de față n-ar fi trebuit să existe într-un stat de drept, consolidat democratic, membru al Uniunii Europene, însă în România reformarea unui sistem judiciar moștenit din perioada comunistă pare că niciodată nu poate căpăta un caracter ireversibil. Ultimul Raport din cadrul Mecanismului de cooperare… citeste
In this regard the Justice Minister proposes the revision of the laws of justice, as it follows: The President and the Vice-Presidents of the High Court of Cassation and Justice will be named by Romania`s President after the Superior Council of Magistracy – section for judges proposal, among the High Court of Cassation and Justice’s judges, who ruled at this Court at least 2 years and had not been disciplinary sanctioned. The General Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s… citeste
The Minister of Justice proposes to review the “laws of justice”, in the following sense: – Candidates must be physically and psychologically apt to serve as magistrate; – Candidates must be at least 30 years of age; – Candidates must have at least 5 years of effective employment in one of the legal professions regulated by law; – The admission examination for direct entry into the magistracy, with a 5-year seniority in other legal professions is removed; -… citeste
Regarding this proposal of the Minister of Justice to review the “laws of justice”, the reinstatement to magistracy, without further examination, of former judges or prosecutors with at least 10 years of experience in these professions is another controversial element found in the MCV Reports. The profession of being a magistrate is and must remain a career profession that requires vocation. A magistrate who elects another system, for financial (lawyering),… citeste
Regarding this proposal of the Minister of Justice to review the “laws of justice”, first of all, such an idea has never been debated, this being the first time such an amendment has been made, without any previous consultation with the body of magistrates. Secondly, such a measure is likely to affect the status of the magistrate in one of its essential components- independence, diminishing its authority. Such a solution raises several… citeste
Related to the proposal made by the Justice Department concerning the review of the „justice laws”, when the Law no. 304/2004 was adopted, the goal was the ensuring of the independence and the stability of the Judges, regardless their level of jurisdiction in which they may activate; the term of January the 1st 2008, for the taking over of the Courts’ budgets by The High Court of Cassation and Justice, was established on purely technical grounds, which makes any delay… citeste