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Stability of the law – a prerequisite for sustainable development
(Universul Juridic Publishing House, 2025-09-23) Vida, Ioana Cristina
In my paper, I aim to highlight the key connection between sustainable development and the stability of the law. In order to achieve these objectives, I have made a doctrinal and jurisprudential incursion, which led me to conclude that sustainable development is a concept whose practical implementation is dependent on national policies through its value, highlighting, ultimately, its link with the stability of the law. The results I have reached demonstrate that the law contributes effectively to achieving sustainable development only if there is legislative planning and if impact assessments are drawn up. Last but not least, the sustainability of the law is also ensured by its proper motivation.
The right to education in the context of digital transformation
(Universul Juridic Publishing House, 2026-07-02) Hirju, Ionelia; Dima, Maria Antonela
Education represents a fundamental pillar of society and a right that shapes the lives of citizens. For this reason, particular attention must be given to the quality of the exercise of this right and to the transformations that have influenced its development and understanding. This paper aims to analyze human rights, with a specific focus on the right to education, highlighting the evolution and consolidation of its normative framework at the international, regional, and national levels. The foundations of this framework are established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as by the regional mechanisms enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. The analysis also addresses the constitutional and legislative recognition of the right to education in Romania. Furthermore, the study correlates this fundamental right with Sustainable Development Goal 4 within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, examining progress and trends identified in recent sustainable development reports, as well as persistent gaps in terms of access to and quality of education. Building upon this normative foundation, the paper also approaches the right to education from a practical and contemporary perspective. Technology has become an integral part of citizens’ lives and increasingly influences the educational sphere. Therefore, it is essential to examine the role of technology in facilitating access to education and the ways in which it contributes to the effective realization of this right by providing quality education. The study also analyzes how technology shapes the educational process, emphasizing both its potential to personalize learning and expand access, and the risks associated with digital exclusion, data protection concerns, and the deepening of inequalities.
From international and european obligations to national law: administrative capacity, legislative process and social actors in the implementation of ILO Convention no. 190 in Romania
(Universul Juridic Publishing House, 2026-07-02) Casian, Cristina
The implementation of international labour standards represents not only a normative exercise, but also a complex test of a state’s administrative capacity, institutional coordination and respect for democratic legislative procedures. As a founding member of the International Labour Organization, Romania is bound by clear international obligations, including those arising from ILO Convention No. 190 on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work. At the same time, these obligations intersect with European Union labour law, particularly with directives and principles related to equality, dignity at work and occupational safety and health. This paper analyses the process of implementing ILO Convention No. 190 in Romania from an administrative and governance perspective, focusing on the interaction between international commitments, European legal frameworks and national legislative mechanisms. It examines the role of public administration in coordinating working groups, drafting legislative proposals and ensuring compliance with procedural requirements, as well as the involvement of key social actors, including social partners, civil society organisations and parliamentary committees.
By assessing both formal legislative outcomes and procedural practices, the paper highlights the challenges faced in translating international and European obligations into effective national law. It argues that successful implementation depends not only on legal alignment, but also on genuine social dialogue, transparent decision-making and sustained administrative capacity. The findings contribute to a broader understanding of how international labour standards are operationalised within national public administrations.
Personalised attacks, institutional trust, and judicial independence: how consolidated democracies respond and what Romania can learn
(Universul Juridic Publishing House, 2026-07-02) Crisan, Alexandru; Alistar, Victor
This article examines how personalised ad hominem attacks on magistrates undermine institutional trust and, cumulatively, weaken judicial independence. Focusing on Romania’s public sphere, it argues that delegitimation through personal vilification shifts contestation away from legal reasoning and procedure toward alleged motives, integrity, or private conduct, increasing perceived politicisation and creating chilling effects on professional decision-making. The study distinguishes legitimate criticism from delegitimation by tracing sustained personalisation, insinuation, decontextualisation, coordinated amplification, and cues of intimidation or informal sanctioning. Using comparative institutional analysis and process tracing, it surveys how consolidated democracies respond when judges and prosecutors are targeted, emphasising layered approaches that preserve free debate while limiting coercive reputational pressure. These include stronger court communication and transparency, professional standards for political and media conduct, targeted protections against harassment and threats, and credible accountability mechanisms that reduce the plausibility of smear narratives. The article concludes with lessons for Romania.
Weimarisation of the European Public Space
(Eurolimes, 2026-07-25) Anglitoiu, George
In the interwar period, democracy, centrism and political self-moderation failed especially in Germany under the pressure of totalist values brought forth by the extremes of Nazism and Communism. The Republic of Weimar, despite its good promises and expectations, crashed under the joint actions of the exceptionalists of the day, Hitler and Stalin, and the world experienced the losses, destructions and horrors of a second global war. Riden by the current lot of autocratic charismatics, the new wave of Weimarisation tends to engulf the EU in a struggle for survival. The bitter lesson of WWII was that democracy is given a chance only after the systemic failures of offensive war. In order to Make Europe Good Again, the EU citizens do not need MEGA solutions promised by illiberalism but a comeback to commitment and respect for peaceful resolution of differences.