Thinking of the stories of the Wild West? The Constitutional Court of Romania and the fundamental right of defendants to procure and use lethal firearms

Dragoş Călin*

* PhD Dragoş Călin is judge at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, co-president of the Romanian Judges’ Forum Association, associate researcher, Legal Research Institute of the Romanian Academy. Professional e-mail: dragos.calin@just.ro.

Abstract:

A recent solution of the Romanian Constitutional Court enabled defendants in criminal cases to procure and use lethal firearms, even if they are indicted, as these rights ‘are directly related to various fundamental values and rights regulated in the Constitution’.

Rezumat:

O decizie recentă a Curţii Constituţionale a României a permis inculpaţilor să procure şi să folosească arme de foc letale, întrucât aceste drepturi "sunt în legătură directă cu diferite valori şi drepturi fundamentale reglementate în Constituţie".

Keywords: lethal firearms, excess of power, protection of public order

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