The Crime of Perjury, provided by art.273 of the Criminal Code, in the Jurisprudence of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court Cover Image

Infracțiunea de mărturie mincinoasă, prevăzută de art.273 Cod penal, în jurisprudența Înaltei Curți de Casație și Justiție și a Curții Constituționale
The Crime of Perjury, provided by art.273 of the Criminal Code, in the Jurisprudence of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the Constitutional Court

Author(s): Andreea Vernea
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Universul Juridic
Keywords: false testimony; the case-law of the Constitutional Court; the unification of judicial practice; the case-law of the Supreme Court;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author carries out a brief analysis of the case-law of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and of the Constitutional Court of Romania on the offence of false testimony. In the first part of the paper, some terminological clarifications are made, in the second part the relevant judgments given by the Supreme Court are identified, and in the third part the decisions of the Constitutional court are analysed, with regard to the offence of false testimony. In the latter part, acting as a conclusion, the author's considerations regarding the way in which the case-law previously under consideration influenced the interpretation and application of the incriminating texts are met.