DIACHRONIC SURVEY ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP IN ROMANIA
DIACHRONIC SURVEY ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP IN ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to provide a synthetic and diachronic presentation of the constitutional right of ownership in Romania. The Constitution of 1991, in effect, amended in 2003, divided property into public and private property. The right of private ownership has gradually limited its sphere over time. In the past, it included one’s right of ownership on the natural resources of the soil and subsoil. The Constitution of 1866 did not specify anything about the exclusive rightof the state on mineral resources. Carp Law from 1895 introduced underground metalliferous resources in the property of the state. The Constitution of 1923 extended the state’s right over almost all mineral resources, including oil. The introduction of this principle triggered strong debate at the time.

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