Enforcing New Regulations in the Romanian Criminal Law on the Public Officer: Selective Analysis of the Institutional Change and Mechanisms
Enforcing New Regulations in the Romanian Criminal Law on the Public Officer: Selective Analysis of the Institutional Change and Mechanisms

Summary/Abstract: The new Criminal Code of Romania has reshaped the institution of the public officer – as active subject of the offense and at the same time, has imposed much more requirements on its behavior. The extent that corruption has taken and the notification of the attitudes and behavior inconsistent with the status of the public officer have imposed the criminalization of some actions which, under the old penal code were outside of the criminal area, such as abuse of office in sexual purposes or usurping the function. At the same time, existing regulations were clarified to ensure their efficient implementation. The constitutive content of the offense of bribery was amended so as to include the act of receiving undue benefits, which had a separate criminalization in the previous legislation. gheorIt is necessary to observe what theoretical and practical consequences of these changes and new incrimination generate in relation to criminal offenses of service.

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