Romania: Procedural reforms: Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose

S. Vacarelu, A. Ognean

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Abstract

The chapter provides a critical analysis of civil litigation in romania with a perspective on the recent procedural reforms. An essential characteristic of the modern romanian civil procedure, discussed in this chapter, is the active role of the judge, a principle that has enjoyed a great deal of recognition in doctrine and has been deeply entrenched in the judicial culture and practice. The romanian new code of civil procedure provides an express legislative recognition of fundamental principles of procedure that have been developed by doctrine and sanctioned to a large extent by jurisprudence. Despite the comprehensive proclamation of these principles, the new code of civil procedure departs from the application of the stated principles by way of its concrete provisions. A recurring theme behind the legislative reform of romanian civil procedure is the need for greater efficiency and avoiding undue delays. Significant changes introduced in the fields of mediation and the administration of evidence by attorneys have had a limited impact on the overall system of civil litigation.keywordscase filecivil procedurecivil litigationspecialise courtclosing orderthese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCivil litigation in China and Europe
EditorsC.H. van Rhee, Y. Fu
Place of PublicationDordrecht Heidelberg New York London
PublisherSpringer
Pages299-331
Number of pages32
ISBN (Print)978-94-007-7665-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

Publication series

SeriesIus Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
Number31

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