Law of Romania

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 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. In late-2019, new regulation was passed, obligating defence attorneys to report clients' cash transactions. Lawyer Silvia Uscov initiated a petition against the law, receiving 1,500 signatures from lawyers. ==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. ==See also==