Decree or decree-law establishing / extending
the state of emergency / siege? Cover Image

Decret sau decret-lege de instituire / de prelungire a stării de urgență / de asediu?
Decree or decree-law establishing / extending the state of emergency / siege?

Author(s): Corneliu Liviu Popescu
Subject(s): Constitutional Law
Published by: Facultatea de Drept, Universitatea din București
Keywords: State of siege;State of emergency;Decree of President of Romania;Administrative act;Legislative process;Decree-Law;

Summary/Abstract: The Decree of the President of Romania establishing or prolonging the state of siege or the state of emergency constitutes an administrative act, subordinated to the law. It is not a decree-law, so it does not represent an act of primary regulation, the President of Romania not being a legislator even in exceptional situations. The adoption of legislative measures through such decrees is unconstitutional.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Language: Romanian