Declarația Universală a Drepturilor Omului și Constituția României
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Constitution of Romania

Summary/Abstract: The author presents the way the human rights system emerged and reached its present form. After pointing out that the legal norms laid down in the international human rights conventions, agreements and declarations are largely reflected by the constitutional provisions of the majority of countries, a statement supported by examples of constitutions of various countries, he makes a complete analysis of how human rights are regulated by the Constitution of Romania, republished following the amendments operated in 2003. The author concludes showing the bivalent nature of the concept of human rights, which are simultaneously an international law institution and a domestic law institution, integrated in the constitutional norms of States, having impact upon a considerably large number of branches of law. In this context, he points out that the assertion, the observance and the actual guaranteeing of human rights by means of the domestic legislation of States and an efficient international control by the United Nations and the specialized institutions are to entail the prevention of violations and a correct application of the legislation devoted to human rights.

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