MEDIATION IN PENAL MATTERS IN ROMANIA

In Romania, the field of restorative justice is still an unknown one, and it is still a dilemma if this kind of judicial activity (successful in other jurisdictions around the world) will be a success in our county. In this context, becomes even more difficult to find the correct answer to the quest...

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Main Author: MIRELA GORUNESCU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nicolae Titulescu University Publishing House 2012-05-01
Series:Challenges of the Knowledge Society
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Online Access:http://cks.univnt.ro/uploads/cks_2012_articles/index.php?dir=04_mediation%2F&download=cks_2012_mediation_art_005.pdf
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Summary:In Romania, the field of restorative justice is still an unknown one, and it is still a dilemma if this kind of judicial activity (successful in other jurisdictions around the world) will be a success in our county. In this context, becomes even more difficult to find the correct answer to the question if the mediation, as a form of restorative justice, is a viable solution, in Romanian system, and even more difficult to see the future of mediation in criminal matters. This possibility legally exits since 2006.
ISSN:2068-7796