Acta Universitatis Danubius. Juridica, Vol 10, No 2 (2014)

Abstract

Abstract: Within this paper it is examined the institution of international rogatory commission in Romanian law in the light of the latest legislative changes occurred in the Romanian special law and other legal acts of the European Union.

With this paper it is continued our research activity on European and international legal assistance in criminal matters.

The study presents the conditions under which the Romanian authorities require or enforce a claim for performance of international rogatory commission, where there is a criminal case, regardless of the stage at the time of the application.

The work can be useful to practitioners in this field (courts, prosecutors, police and lawyers) and law school or master students.

The novelty consists in examining this institution taking into consideration the latest amendments to the Romanian and European legislation in the field of international rogatory commission in criminal matters and the formulation of some critical observations aiming at improving the legislation in this area.