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The Legal Research Institute<\/strong> \u201eAcad. Andrei R\u0103dulescu<\/em>\u201d of the Romanian Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n CENTER FOR EUROPEAN LEGAL STUDIES <\/strong>\u2013 2011 ANNUAL REPORT<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n 1. Center for European Legal Studies \u2013 Structure and goals<\/strong><\/p>\n The Center for European Legal Studies [Centrul de Studii de Drept European] (\u2018CELS\u2019) is a research unit without legal personality, within the Institute for Legal Research [Institutul de Cercet\u0103ri Juridice \u2013 \u2018ICJ\u2019] of the Romanian Academy, established by decision of the Presidium of the Romanian Academy in 2008.<\/p>\n The goal pursued by CELS is the development of basic and applied research and dissemination of ideas through debates in the field of European law.<\/p>\n The CELS openness is reflected in the themes discussed at meetings, roundtables, conferences, workshops for which it has a status of organizer, and also in the interdisciplinary nature of the promoted projects. Debates bring together legal professionals \u2013 academics, judges, lawyers, bailiffs, trainers and justice auditors, officials of national and European institutions. Guests of the conferences held by CELS are from Romania and abroad alike; the research conducted by young persons and dissemination of their work are being fostered.<\/p>\n \n 2. Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n CELS operated in 2011 with the following members: Mr Mihai \u015eandru Ph.D, Department Coordinator, CS*<\/a>II; Mr Ionu\u0163 Ifrim Ph.D. \u2013 CSIII and Ms Simona Maya Teodoroiu Ph.D. \u2013 CSIII, as the Department members.<\/p>\n During the year, Romanian and foreign officials were involved in activities held by CELS, which will be described below. The Scientific Council of the Institute for Legal Research has granted the status of Associate Research Fellow for 2010-2012 to the following colleagues (in alphabetical order): Mr Constantin Mihai Banu \u2013 deputy editor in chief of the Romanian Journal of European Law*<\/a>* (\u2018RRDE\u2019), Ms Raluca Bercea Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Mr Drago\u015f Alin C\u0103lin \u2013 Judge, Mr Radu Chiri\u0163\u0103 Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Ms Simona Mihaela Constantin L L.M., Olimpiu Crauciuc Ph.D \u2013 Professor (honorary researcher), Ms Ana Maria Groza Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Ms Roxana Munteanu \u2013 CSII (honorary researcher), Ms Evelina Oprina, Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Mr Andrei Popescu Ph.D \u2013 Professor and Judge at the General Court (of the European Union) (honorary researcher), Ms Ioana Eleonora Rusu Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Mr Andrei S\u0103vescu Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Ms Elena Simina T\u0103n\u0103sescu Ph.D \u2013 Professor, Ms Camelia Toader Ph.D \u2013 Professor and Judge at the European Court of Justice (honorary researcher), Ms Ina Tomescu Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Ms Bianca Elena \u0162\u0103nd\u0103rescu.<\/p>\n \n 3. Activities that took place:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n 3.1<\/strong>. Series of round tables, conferences and debates<\/strong><\/p>\n Presentation conference on the CELS Project from the European Consultation Series: \u201cGreen Paper on policy options towards a European contract law for consumers and businesses\u201d (CSDE-SCE-11), event held on January 26, 2011. Participants (guests): Ms Gina Orga-Dumitru Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Ms Lumini\u0163a Tulea\u015fc\u0103 Ph.D \u2013 Lecturer, Ramona Mari\u0163iu and Lauren\u0163iu Sorescu.<\/p>\n The conference entitled \u201cEffects of the European Court of Human Rights in the perspective of EU accession to the ECHR\u201d, held on February 22, 2011. Participants: Razvan-Hora\u0163iu Radu, (at that time) Romanian Government Agent for the European Court of Human Rights, Mr Ioan Muraru P.h.D., Professor, (at that time) the Romanian Ombudsman, Tudor Pan\u0163\u00eeru, former judge at the ECHR, PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) Judiciary Committee member and the President in the lower chamber of the Romanian Parliament subcommittee to monitor the execution of decisions rendered against Romania by the ECHR; Titus Corl\u0103\u0163ean, P.h.D., Mr Professor Marin Voicu, P.h.D., Drago\u015f C\u0103lin \u2013 Judge at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, C\u0103t\u0103lina Ogarc\u0103 (Matei), P.h.D.<\/p>\n The IADUER***<\/a> series debate entitled \u201cThe interpretation and application of European Union law in Romanian courts\u201d, held on March 23, 2011. Participants: Drago\u015f C\u0103lin, Mihai Banu and Mihai \u015eandru.<\/p>\n The conference entitled \u201cSoft law and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning competition and state aids: hybrid forms of constitutionalism\u201d, held on April 19, 2011. Speaker: Oana Andreea \u015etefan, Ph.D.<\/p>\n The international conference entitled \u201cThe decisions of the ECHR against Romania and the Republic of Moldavia. Analysis, consequences, potentially responsible authorities between 1994-2010. The evolution of the internal framework concerning the buildings taken abusively and other possible systemic malfunctions,\u201d (in cooperation with Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, the Romanian Judges\u2019 Forum Association, the European Magistrates for Human Rights Association and the Legal Resource Center of Moldova), held on May 10, 2011. Participants: Mr Mihai \u015eandru PhD. \u2013 Professor, Mr Drago\u015f C\u0103lin \u2013 Judge at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Ms Lavinia C\u00e2rciumaru \u2013 Judge at the Constan\u0163a Law Court, Mr Ionu\u0163 Militaru \u2013 Judge, Ms Sorina Macrinici-Moldavian Legal Resource Center, Ms Irina Cambrea \u2013 Romania’s Government Agent assigned judge to the ECHR, Mr Mihail Udroiu \u2013 Assigned Judge to the Ministry of Justice.<\/p>\n The conference entitled \u201cIndustrial property and commercial competition in European Union law\u201d, held on June 7, 2011. Guest speaker: Ms Anca Daniela Chiri\u0163\u0103 Ph.D.<\/p>\n The conference entitled \u201cThe culture of the European Law: Law and politics in the European Union\u201d, held on October 12, 2011. Participants: Ms Irina Cambrea \u2013 Judge, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romanian Government Agent for ECHR; Mr Mihai \u015eandru \u2013 Professor, Coordinator, European Law Studies Center (ICJ), Ph.D; Mr Drago\u015f C\u0103lin \u2013 Judge, President of the Romanian Judges\u2019 Forum Association; Mr Ionu\u0163 Militaru \u2013 President of the European Magistrates for the Human Rights Association; Mr Vasile Muscalu \u2013 Chairman of the Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, Ph.D. candidate; Mr Mihai Banu \u2013 Associate researcher CSDE (ICJ); Ms Gabriela Zanfir \u2013 Ph.D. candidate; Laura Maria Cr\u0103ciunean \u2013 Ph.D.; Mr Tudor Avrigeanu \u2013 Ph.D., CSII; Mr Daniel Barbu \u2013 Associate Professor, Ph.D.<\/p>\n The conference entitled \u201cThe European Union integrated maritime policy\u201d, held by Marin Voicu \u2013 Professor, Ph.D. \u2013 on November 8, 2011.<\/p>\n The conference entitled \u201cCompanies in the European Union\u201d, held on November 18, 2011. Participants: Mr Mihai \u015eandru \u2013 Ph.D.; Mr Nicolae Turcu; Gheorghe Piperea \u2013 Professor, Ph.D.; Mr Manole Ciprian Popa \u2013 Ph.D.; Mr Drago\u015f C\u0103lin \u2013 Ph.D.; Lumini\u0163a Tulea\u015fc\u0103 \u2013 Lecturer, Ph.D.; Flaminia St\u00e2rc-Meclejan \u2013 Lecturer Ph.D.; Mr Kokoly Zsolt \u2013 Ph.D. candidate; Mr Lauren\u0163iu Sorescu \u2013 Ph.D.; Zaira Bamberger; Mr Lucian S\u0103uleanu \u2013 Lecturer Ph.D.<\/p>\n The conference entitled \u201cNational courts and the ECHR jurisprudence in respect of contraventions. Presumption of innocence vs. presumption of legality\u201d held on December 8, 2011. Participants: Mr Mihai \u015eandru, Mr Sorin Vasilescu, Mr Ionu\u0163 Militaru, Mr Mircea Ursu\u0163a \u2013 Ph.D., Mr Lauren\u0163iu Sorescu \u2013 Ph.D.<\/p>\n \n 3.2. \u201cEuropean Consultations\u201d Series<\/strong><\/p>\n The European Commission published the CELS project conducted by Gina Dumitriu, Lauren\u0163iu Sorescu, Lumini\u0163a Tulea\u015fc\u0103, Ramona Maritiu, \u201cCommission’s Green Paper on policy options towards a European contract law for consumers and businesses\u201d (CSDE-SCE-11)<\/p>\n The results of this research were published in the Curierul judiciar <\/em>and Revista rom\u00e2n\u0103 de drept european<\/em>: Gina Organ-Dumitriu \u2013 Lecturer Ph.D.; Lauren\u0163iu Sorescu \u2013 prosecutor, Ph.D.; Policy options towards a European Contract Law, Curierul judiciar<\/em> no. 2\/2011; the version is published in Romanian by Revista rom\u00e2n\u0103 de drept european<\/em> no. 1\/2011<\/p>\n CELS project in the European Consultations Series: \u201cThe analysis of the report on intellectual property rights\u201d (CSDE-SCE-20)<\/p>\n CELS project in the European Consultations Series: \u201cIdentifying difficulties concerning the alternative dispute resolution in the European Union\u201d (CSDE-SCE-21)<\/p>\n The results of this research were published in the journal Forumul judec\u0103torilor<\/em> no. 3\/2011<\/p>\n CELS project in the European Consultations Series: \u201cModernisation of European public procurement market\u201d (CSDE-SCE-22)<\/p>\n CELS project in the European Consultation Series: \u201cA coherent European approach to collective actions (in court)\u201d (CSDE-SCE-23)<\/p>\n \n 3.3. Publications supported by the Center for European Legal Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Mediation in the EU. Status and Prospects<\/em>, Drago\u015f C\u0103lin (ed.), Sanda Lungu, Gabriela C\u0103lbureanu, Roxana Maria L\u0103c\u0103tu\u015fu, Lucia Zaharia, Paul Andrada Co\u015fovanu, Ionu\u0163 Militaru, Aurora Burtescu, Alexandra Neagu, \u015etefania Marinescu, Oana Ignat, Clara Popescu and Katalin Barbara Kibedi, Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, Bucharest, ISBN 606-591-032-4<\/p>\n The Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights against Romania. Analysis, potentially responsible authorities, 2010 consequences<\/em>, Volume VI, Drago\u015f C\u0103lin (ed.), Lucia Zaharia, Roxana Maria Lacatu\u015fu, Paula-Andrada Co\u0163ovanu, Ionu\u0163 Militaru, Mihaela Vasiescu, Lavinia C\u00eerciumaru, Florin Mih\u0103i\u0163\u0103, Elena Blidaru and Cristina Radu, Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, Bucharest, ISBN 978-606-591-166-6<\/p>\n Reports of judicial decisions in relation to mediation<\/em>, Drago\u015f C\u0103lin (ed.), Roxana Maria Lacatu\u015fu and Sanda Lungu, Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, Bucharest, ISBN 978-606-591-208-3<\/p>\n \n 3.4. Center for European Legal Studies <\/strong>\u2013 partner in other academic activities<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.4.1. Study on the future institutional and legislative framework for judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union<\/em><\/p>\n The International Research Institute for Criminal Policy at the University of Ghent, Belgium, is conducting under the direction of the renowned professor Gert Vermeulen an institutional and legislative framework for the study of judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union.<\/p>\n In the project, the Center for European Legal Studies hosted on May 3, 2011 a working meeting with Romanian experts involved in the project (Marian Radu, contact point for Romania, Head of Unit at the Ministry of Justice; Mihaela P\u0103tr\u0103u\u015f, Judge at Oradea Court of Appeal; Gabriel Petrache, Chief Prosecutor, Prosecutor\u2019s Office by the Gala\u0163i Court of Appeal; Florin-R\u0103zvan Radu, specialized legal staff assimilated under the law, to judges and prosecutors in the Ministry of Justice, national expert seconded to Eurojust) with one project team member, Mr. Laurens van Puyenbroeck.<\/p>\n \n 3.4.2. The Conference entitled \u201cCurrent and future implications of the economic on the social\u201d, Bucharest, May 20, 2011 (in association with the Association for Promoting Entrepreneurship)<\/em><\/p>\n \n 3.5. Presentations and discussions of legal literature<\/strong><\/p>\n January 26, 2011: Elsa Bernard, La sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9 du standard juridique en droit communautaire<\/em>, Bruylant, 2010<\/p>\n February 23, 2011: Giuseppe Martinico, Oreste Pollicino (eds.), The National Judicial Treatment of the ECHR and EU Laws. A Comparative Constitutional Perspective<\/em>, Europa Law Publishing, 2010<\/p>\n March 23, 2011: Elaine Fahey, Practice and Procedure in Preliminary References to Europe: 30 years of Article 234 EC Case-law from the Irish Courts<\/em>, First Law, Dublin, 2007, ISSN 978-1-904480-84-6<\/p>\n June 7, 2011: F.O.W. (Floris) Vogelaar, The EU Competition Rules. Landmark Cases of the EU Courts and the European Commission<\/em>, Europa Law Publishing, 2010<\/p>\n November 8, 2011: The \u201cMaritime Law Journal\u201d [Revista de drept maritim<\/em>] <\/em>was relaunched, in the presence of members of the scientific board and of the editor-in-chief, Mr. Marin Voicu, Professor, Ph.D.<\/p>\n October 12, 2011: M. Maduro & L. Azoulai (eds.), The Past and Future of EU Law<\/em>, Hart, 2010; and P. Craig & G. de B\u00farca, The Evolution of EU Law<\/em>, Oxford University Press, 2011<\/p>\n November 18, 2011: Thomas Gr. Papadopoulos, EU Law and Harmonization of Takeovers in the Internal Market<\/em>, Wolters Kluwer, 2010<\/p>\n \n 3.6. Book releases<\/strong><\/p>\n October 12, 2011: ***, European Stories. Intellectual Debates on Europe in National Contexts<\/em>, Edited by Justine Lacroix and Kalypso Nicola\u00efdis, Oxford University Press, 2011, 432 p., 978-0-19-959462-7. Guest speaker: Mr. Professor Daniel Barbu Ph.D.<\/p>\n December 8, 2011: Ovidiu Podaru, Radu Chiri\u0163\u0103, The legal regime of contraventions. O.G. no. 2\/2001. A Commentary<\/em>, 2nd<\/sup> edition revised and enlarged, Hamangiu Publishing House, Bucharest, ISBN 978-606-522-424-7, 360 p., 2011.<\/p>\n November 18, 2011: Groups of companies<\/em>, by Ciprian Popa Manole and The vote of the shareholders in joint stock companies<\/em>, by Flaminia St\u00e2rc-Meclejan, published with C.H. Beck (2011).<\/p>\n \n 3.7 Partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n The \u201cAcad. Andrei R\u0103dulescu\u201d Institute of Legal Research of the Romanian Academy \u2013 The Center for European Legal Studies, Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, Romanian Judges Forum Association, European Magistrates for Human Rights Association \u2013 July 15, 2011<\/p>\n Cooperation Protocol between the Government Agent for ECHR through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the \u201cAcad. Andrei R\u0103dulescu\u201d Institute of Legal Research of the Romanian Academy \u2013 The Center for European Legal Studies, University Press, Romanian Judge\u2019s Forum Association, European Magistrates for Human Rights Association, October 12, 2011<\/p>\n Partnership with international legal publisher, Hart Publishing, October 2011<\/p>\n Partnership with Oxford University Press, 2011<\/p>\n Partnership with the journal Curierul judiciar<\/em><\/p>\n \n 3.8 Media partners<\/strong><\/p>\n CELS activities were covered by specialized websites (www.juridice.ro<\/a>, www.infolegal.ro<\/a>), news agencies (mainly by Agerpress, www.agerpres.ro) and our editorial partners: CH Beck Publishing House, Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, Universul Juridic Publishing House.<\/p>\n An active role in covering CELS events had the legal website www.juridice.ro<\/a><\/p>\n Publishing partners: Universitar\u0103 Publishing, Universul Juridic Publishing House, CH Beck Publishing House, Hamangiu Publishing House.<\/p>\n The main partners for the publication of materials were Revista rom\u00e2n\u0103 de drept european <\/em>(Wolters Kluwer), and Curierul judiciar <\/em>(CH Beck).<\/p>\n \n 3.9. Supporting the events<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.9.1. The maps for the events were printed by Universitar\u0103 Publishing House<\/strong><\/p>\n CELS activities were reflected in the Revista rom\u00e2n\u0103 de drept european<\/em>, where studies and reflections (summaries) of those that have taken parts in various conferences and workshops were published.<\/p>\n \n 3.9.2<\/strong> Participation at book fairs. In 2011, together with Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, CELS participated at the Gaudeamus International Book Fair (23 to 27 November), on which occasion the research results and the research offer of CELS were presented.<\/p>\n \n 3.10 Websites and discussion groups<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.10.1 The main CELS site is www.csde.ro<\/p>\n Also, information is managed and disseminated via weblogs.<\/p>\n \n CELS blog \u2013 http:\/\/eubusinesslaw.wordpress.com\/<\/p>\n Companies within European Union \u2013 http:\/\/eucompanylaw.wordpress.com\/<\/p>\n Interpretation and application of European law (IADUER) \u2013 http:\/\/www.iaduer.ro<\/a><\/p>\n \n 3.10.2<\/strong> Groups \/ mailing list and newsletter<\/p>\n CELS Discussion Group \u2013 http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/csde\/<\/a><\/p>\n Newsletter CELS \u2013 http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/newsletter_csde\/<\/a><\/p>\n LinkedIn \u2013 http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/Centrul-de-Studii-de-Drept-4182878<\/p>\n 3.11 <\/strong>Coordination of information dissemination on the Internet<\/p>\n CELS has covered the \u201cEuropean Union law\u201d section on the juridice.ro website.<\/p>\n \n 4. Achievements in 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2011, CELS had as its key research issue preliminary ruling. This was reflected in the studies and articles published in Curierul judiciar<\/em>, translation works performed by Mihai Banu (for articles published in Revista rom\u00e2n\u0103 de drept european<\/em>), followed by a future publication (in 2012) with CH Beck of a volume (Mihai \u015eandru, Mihai Banu, Drago\u015f C\u0103lin, The Preliminary Ruling procedure. Principles of European Union Law and Experiences with the Romanian Law System, CH Beck Publishing House, 2012).<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n 5. 2011 Projects in progress:<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.1. Research projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n 2010 \u2013 The preliminary ruling procedure. Principles of European Union law and experiences with the Romanian legal system<\/em><\/p>\n 2011 \u2013 The freedom of establishment of companies in the European Union<\/em><\/p>\n 2012 \u2013 Innovations in the Treaty of Lisbon. An evaluation after two years since its coming into effect<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n 5.2. Project to build a working paper by public announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Treaty of Lisbon, \u201cFrom democratic principles (TUE) to principles (TFUE)\u201d \u2013 completed in 2011. The article which was the subject-matter of WP-CSDE 2010-2011, Alessandro IANNIELLO-SALICETI, Towards the source of the general principles of law: the Code of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1837 to the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007, was published in Revista rom\u00e2n\u0103 de drept european<\/em> no. 2\/2011.<\/p>\n \u201cThe role of national judges in interpreting and applying EU law\u201d<\/em>, with 10.02.2012 as deadline.<\/p>\n \n 5.3. Current programs of the Center for European Legal Studies:<\/strong><\/p>\n Current programs of the Center for European Legal Studies:<\/p>\n \u2013 \u201cThe Interpretation and application of EU law by Romanian courts\u201d (IADUER) \u2013 developed jointly with the Association of Judges\u2019 Forum in Romania and CH Beck Publishing (journal Curierul judiciar<\/em>);<\/p>\n \u2013 \u201cThe Culture of European law\u201d \u2013 debates gathering known personalities and young researchers alike; presentation\/discussions\/launching works from publishing partners (from Romania \u2013 CH Beck, Universul Juridic, Universitar\u0103, Wolters Kluwer, or from abroad \u2013 Bruylant, Cambridge University Press, Hart Publishing , Oxford University Press, TMC Asser Press, Wolters Kluwer International);<\/p>\n \u2013 \u201cEuropean consultations\u201d \u2013 program designed to strengthen the proactive capacity of Romanian specialists in dealing with the EU’s current problems;<\/p>\n \u2013 The \u201cJurisClasor ECHR\u201d (Clasorul de jurispruden\u0163\u0103 CEDO)<\/em> project \u2013 takes place under a partnership with Universitar\u0103 Publishing House, European Magistrates Association of Human Rights (AMEDO) and the Judges\u2019 Forum Association in Romania. It aims to publish the European Court of Human Rights case-law in Romanian and has three distinct sections: a compilation printed annually<\/em> of all judgments rendered against Romania with the analysis of the consequences and potentially responsible authorities, an online journal<\/em> containing specialized articles, important judgments rendered by the ECHR against Romania, decisions relevant for domestic law rendered against other countries too, inadmissibility decisions, human rights news, reviews, etc. and a <\/strong>database<\/em> employing an advanced search engine (www.hotararicedo.ro).[1]<\/a><\/p>\n \n Professor Daniel-Mihail \u015eandru Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n Coordinator of the Center for European Legal Studies<\/p>\n \u201cAcad. Andrei R\u0103dulescu\u201d Institute of Legal Research of the Romanian Academy<\/p>\n \n \n *<\/a>Cercet\u0103tor \u015ftiin\u0163ific<\/em> \u2013 researcher.<\/p>\n **<\/a>Revista rom\u00e2n\u0103 de drept european<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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