Efectele caracterului general obligatoriu al deciziilor Curţii Constituţionale în privinţa deciziilor pronunţate de Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie în soluţionarea recursului în interesul legii

MIHAELA SENIA COSTINESCU*

* email: senia.costinescu@ccr.ro

Magistrat-asistent şef, Curtea Constituţională

KAROLY BENKE**

** email: karoly.benke@ccr.ro

Magistrat-asistent şef, Curtea Constituţională

ABSTRACT

According to art. 147, (4) of the Constitution, the Constitutional Court rulings are generally binding. Therefore, the public authorities, including courts, regardless of their level, must observe the Constitutional Court rulings both in terms of the operative part and recitals thereof. Although they do not constitute a source of law, the High Court of Cassation and Justice judgments rendered after settlement of an appeal in the interest of law, require the courts a particular solution to a law issue, therefore an interpretation of legal rules. When performing the interpretation and application...