FUNCTIONARY - SUBJECT OF CORRUPTION OFFENSES IN REGULATING THE NEW CRIMINAL CODE

Entry into force on 1 February 2014 of the new Criminal Code has brought a number of changes to the content of various criminal offenses incriminating covered in previous criminal legislation. These include offenses of corruption in the previous Criminal Code be found in Title VI entitled "Crim...

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Published in:Studii juridice și administrative 2015-01, Vol.14 (1), p.30
Main Author: Serban-Morareanu, Camelia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Bribery
Corruption
Court decisions
Crime
Criminal law
Judges & magistrates
Prime ministers
Public interest
Public officials
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Summary:Entry into force on 1 February 2014 of the new Criminal Code has brought a number of changes to the content of various criminal offenses incriminating covered in previous criminal legislation. These include offenses of corruption in the previous Criminal Code be found in Title VI entitled "Crimes Against activities of public interest or other activities regulated by law" and in Chapter I of this title that group offenses of service or about the service - category of offenses which included not only corruption offenses but also offenses of service (the latter in the master plan, taking into account the order in which the legislator wanted to list them. A first observation towards the settlement of the previous Criminal Code, is the separation of these two categories of crimes - the service and the corruption - though a common title (corruption offenses and service), however, and into distinct chapters order reversed regulatory priorities of the legislature. It can be said that corruption offenses are thus highlighted as the most important title crimes contained therein, and the symbolism of the legislature's decision placing them in the foreground can be used without difficulty.
ISSN:1583-0772
2344-6900