Law of Romania

The law of Romania is civil law.

History
The Romanian judicial system experienced a major overhaul in the early 2010s, with the introduction of four new codes: the Civil Code (2011), the Civil Procedure Code (2013) and the Penal and Penal Procedure Codes (2014).

Constitution
The basic law of Romania is the Constitution, which was adopted in December 1991 and revised in October 2003.

Legislation
Legislation includes laws and decrees.

Laws

 * Law No 28 of 28 December 1967
 * Law No 71 of 29 December 1969
 * Law No 22 of 28 November 1981
 * Law No 3 of 12 November 1982

Courts and judiciary
There is a Constitutional Court of Romania and a High Court of Cassation and Justice.

Legal practitioners
There is a National Union of Bar Associations of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Națională a Barourilor din România – UNBR) and a Bar Council. There was a Lawyers Union.

Criminal law
Criminal law in Romania is centered on the Penal Code of Romania, which came into force on 1 February 2014.

Private law
The current Civil Code of Romania came into force on 1 October 2011, replacing the old Civil Code of 1864, the Commercial Code of 1887 and the Family Code of 1953. The previous civil code came into force on 1 December 1865, and was amended numerous times over the years. It was re-published, in its amended form, in 1993 under the title Codul Civil.

For civil procedure, see the Civil procedure code of Romania.