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Constitutional Court of Romania
Curtea Constituțională a României
Curtea Constitutionala CCR Bun-300x300.svg
Established 1992
Location Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest
Composition method
Authorized by Constitution
Judge term length 9 years
Number of positions 9
Website http://www.ccr.ro/
President of the Constitutional Court of Romania
Currently Valer Dorneanu
Since 2016
Lead position ends 2022
Jurist term ends 2022

The Constitutional Court of Romania (Romanian: Curtea Constituțională a României) is the institution which rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by Romanian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution.

It consists of nine members serving nine-year terms which cannot be extended, with three members each appointed by the President, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Three members are renewed every 3 years.

Powers

According to the Article 144 of the Constitution, the Constitutional Court exercises the following powers:

  • to adjudicate on the constitutionality of laws, before promulgation, upon notification by the President of Romania, by the President of either Chamber of Parliament, by the Government, the Supreme Court of Justice, by a number of at least 50 Deputies or at least 25 Senators, as well as, ex officio, on initiatives to revise the Constitution
  • to adjudicate on the constitutionality of the Standing Orders of Parliament, upon notification by the President of either Chamber, by a parliamentary group or a number of at least 50 Deputies or at least 25 Senators
  • to decide on exceptions brought to the Courts of law as to the unconstitutionality of laws and orders
  • to guard the observance of the procedure for the election of the President of Romania and to confirm the ballot returns
  • to ascertain the circumstances which justify the interim in the exercise of office of President of Romania, and to report its findings to Parliament and the Government
  • to give advisory opinion on the proposal to suspend the President of Romania from office
  • to guard the observance of the procedure for the organization and holding of a referendum, and to confirm its returns
  • to check on compliance with the conditions for the exercise of the legislative initiative by citizens
  • to decide on objections of unconstitutionality of a political party


Members

Current structure

Appointer Name
(Office)
Term start Term end
Senate Mona Pivniceru [ro] 2013 2022
Marian Enache [ro] 2016 2025
Cristian Deliorga 2019 2028
Chamber of Deputies Valer Dorneanu
(President)
2013
(2016)
2022
(2022)
Attila Varga [ro] 2016 2025
Gheorghe Stan 2019 2028
President Daniel Morar 2013 2022
Livia Stanciu [ro] 2016 2025
Simina Tănăsescu 2019 2028

History

Since it was created in 1992, the Constitutional Court had the following composition.

Attila Varga Simona Maya Teodoroiu Livia Stanciu Mona Pivniceru Daniel Morar Stefan Minea Petre Lăzăroiu Marian Enache Valer Dorneanu Valentin-Zoltán Puskás Tudorel Toader Augustin Zegrean Toni Greblă Iulia Antoanella Motoc Ion Predescu Acsinte Gaspar Aspazia Cojocaru Nicolae Cochinescu Ioan Vida Petre Ninosu Şerban Viorel Stănoiu Kozsokár Gábor Constantin Doldur Lucian Stângu Costică Bulai Nicolae Popa Lucian Mihai Romul Petru Vonica Florin Bucur Vasilescu Ioan Muraru Ioan Deleanu Victor-Dan Zlătescu Mihai Constantinescu Viorel-Mihai Ciobanu Antonie Iorgovan Fazakás Miklos Ion Filipescu Vasile Gionea

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Corte Constitucional de Rumania para niños

  • Judiciary of Romania
  • High Court of Cassation and Justice
  • Rule of law
  • Rule According to Higher Law
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