Legal terms frequently found in MonitorLegal.ro articles, explained in plain language.
- Emergency ordinance
- A government decree issued without a parliamentary vote, used for urgent situations, which takes effect immediately.
- Ordinance
- A government decree issued based on prior parliamentary authorization, used for matters not requiring an organic law.
- Government decision
- A government decision that implements an existing law, without creating new obligations beyond that law.
- Constitutional challenge
- A request raised during an ongoing court case, arguing that a law applicable to it violates the Constitution.
- Official Gazette
- Romania's official state gazette, where laws, decrees and other legal acts are published to become known and applicable.
- Repealed
- Describes a legal act whose validity has permanently ended, having been replaced or removed by a later act.
- In force
- Describes a legal act that currently produces legal effects and must be complied with.
- Erga omnes
- A Latin phrase meaning a decision is binding on everyone, not just the parties involved in that particular case.
- Case law
- The body of past court decisions in a given area, used as a reference for resolving similar cases.
- Constitutional Court
- The institution that checks whether laws and other legal acts comply with Romania's Constitution; its decisions are final and binding on everyone.
- Technical approval
- An official document issued by a body authorized by the Permanent Technical Council for Construction, certifying that a new construction product, process or equipment is fit for use when no harmonized European standard applies.