A legal opinion regarding the citizens’ initiative and the Law for revising the Romanian Constitution to redefine the family Cover Image

Opinie juridică privind inițiativa cetățenească, respectiv Legea de revizuire a Constituţiei României în sensul redefinirii familiei în Constituție
A legal opinion regarding the citizens’ initiative and the Law for revising the Romanian Constitution to redefine the family

Author(s): Cristian Nuică
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Centrul de Studii Internationale
Keywords: citizens’ legislative initiative; spouses; family; revising the Constitution; case Coman; Court of Justice of the European Union

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to analyze from a legal point of view the citizens’ initiative and the Law for revising the Romanian Constitution to redefine the family. The analysis takes into account the arguments in the initiators’ Explanatory Memorandum, arguments that became part of the Law for revising the Romanian Constitution in its form adopted by the Parliament. On this basis the author concludes that the initiative seams useless in several ways.

  • Issue Year: 14/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 4-10
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian