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1.0 Constitution
Cite the Constitution (Constituţia României) by article referenced and abbreviated title (“Const.
Ro.”):
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Art. 23, Const. Ro.
2.0 Legislation
2.1 Statutes, Laws, and Decrees
Cite statutes, laws, and decrees by type, number [number/year], title, and reporter in which it is
published (“Monitorul Oficial”) by “published in the Official Gazette no.”, volume, page
referenced, and date [day.month.year]:
2.2 Codes
Ordinance 137/2000 on the Prevention and Punishment of All Forms of Discrimination
published in the Official Gazette no. 431/02.09.2000.
Cite codes by the article referenced and abbreviated title of code:
Art. 998, C. Civ.
The abbreviations of major Codes are:
Civil Code: Codul Civil (C. Civ.)
Commercial Code: Codul Comercial (C. Com.)
Penal Code: Codul Penal (C. Pen.)
Code of Civil Procedure: Codul de Procedura Civilă (C. Proc. Civ. )
Code of Criminal Procedure: Codul de Procedură Penală (C. Proc. Pen.)
3.0 Jurisprudence
Cite cases by type of decision, name of the the parties [separated by “c/”] (in quotation marks
and parentheses), case number and year [number/year], name of the court, section (civil, criminal,
administrative, etc.), followed by “DOSAR Nr.”, file number and year [number / year], “Şedinţa
publică de la”, date, and page referenced:
3.1 Reports
Decizia (“Ionescu c/ Năstase”) 1/2003, CSJ Sect. civilă, DOSAR Nr. 3859 / 2001,
Şedinţa publică de la 13 ianuarie 2003, pp.12.
The official reporter for decisions of the Constitutional Court is the Official Gazette (Monitorul
Oficial al României). Collections of decisions are published annually. Cite cases published in
the Official Gazette by name of court, decision number, date of decision, the reporter by title,
number, and date: